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Duties of the Kohathites

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses° and to Aaron°, saying°, 2 “Take° Ia census° of the IIdescendants° of Kohath° from among° the sons° of Levi°, by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, 3 from athirty° years° and upward°, even to fifty° years° old°, all° who enter° the service° to do° the work° in the tent° of meeting°. 4 This° is the work° of the Idescendants° of Kohath° in the tent° of meeting°, [concerning] the most° holy° things°.

[2] ILit the sum IILit sons
[3] aNu 4:23, 30, 35; 8:24; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27; Ezr 3:8
[4] ILit sons

5 ¶ “When the camp° sets° out, Aaron° and his sons° shall go° in and they shall take° down° athe veil° of the screen° and cover° the bark° of the testimony° with it; 6 and they shall lay° a acovering° of porpoise° skin° on it, and shall spread° over° [it] a cloth° of pure° Iblue°, and shall insert° its poles°. 7 Over° the table° of the bread of the Presence° they shall also spread° a cloth° of Iblue° and put° on it the dishes° and the pans° and the sacrificial° bowls° and the jars° for the drink° offering°, and athe continual° bread° shall be on it. 8 They shall spread° over° them a cloth° of scarlet° [material], and cover° the same° with a covering° of porpoise° skin°, and they shall insert° its poles°. 9 Then they shall take° a Iblue° cloth° and cover° the alampstand° for the light°, balong with its lamps° and its snuffers°, and its IItrays° and all° its oil° vessels°, by which° they serve° it; 10 and they shall put° it and all° its utensils° in a covering° of porpoise° skin°, and shall put° it on the carrying° bars°. 11 Over° the golden° altar° they shall spread° a Iblue° cloth° and cover° it with a covering° of porpoise° skin°, and shall insert° its poles°; 12 and they shall take° all° the utensils° of service°, with which° they serve° in the sanctuary°, and put° them in a Iblue° cloth° and cover° them with a covering° of porpoise° skin°, and put° them on the carrying° bars°. 13 Then they shall take° away° the Iashes° from the aaltar°, and spread° a purple° cloth° over° it. 14 They shall also put° on it all° its utensils° by which° they serve° in connection° with it: the firepans°, the forks° and shovels° and the basins°, all° the utensils° of the altar°; and they shall spread° a cover° of porpoise° skin° over° it and insert° its poles°. 15 When Aaron° and his sons° have finished° covering° the holy° [objects] and all° the furnishings° of the sanctuary°, when the camp° is to set° out, after° that the sons° of Kohath° shall come° to carry° [them], so that they will not touch° the holy° [objects] aand die°. These° are the Ithings° in the tent° of meeting° which the sons° of Kohath° are to carry°.

[5] aEx 40:5; Lv 16:2; 2Ch 3:14; Mt 27:51; He 9:3 bEx 25:10-16
[6] IOr violet aNu 4:25
[7] IOr violet aEx 25:30; Lv 24:5-9
[9] IOr violet IILit snuff dishes aEx 25:31 bEx 25:37, 38
[11] IOr violet
[12] IOr violet
[13] IOr fat ashes; i.e. soaked with fat aEx 27:1-8
[15] ILit burden...of the sons aNu 1:51; 4:19, 20; 2S 6:6, 7

16 ¶ “The responsibility° of Eleazar° the son° of Aaron° the priest° is athe oil° for the light° and the bfragrant° incense° and cthe continual° grain offering° and dthe anointing° oil°—the responsibility° of all° the Itabernacle° and of all° that is in it, with the sanctuary° and its furnishings°.”

[16] ILit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch aLv 24:1-3 bEx 30:34-38 cLv 6:20 dEx 30:22-33

17 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses° and to Aaron°, saying°, 18 “Do not let the tribe° of the families° of the Kohathites° be cut° off° from among° the Levites°. 19 But do° this° to them that they may live° and anot die° when they approach° the most° holy° [objects]: Aaron° and his sons° shall go° in and assign° each° of them to his work° and to his load°; 20 but athey shall not go° in to see° the holy° [objects] even for a moment°, or they will die°.”

[19] aNu 4:15
[20] aEx 19:21; 1S 6:19

Duties of the Gershonites

21 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 22 “Take° Ia census° of the sons° of Gershon° IIalso°, by their fathers’° households°, by their families°; 23 from athirty° years° and upward° to fifty° years° old°, you shall Inumber° them; all° who enter° to perform° the service° to do° the work° in the tent° of meeting°. 24 This° is the service° of the families° of the Gershonites°, in serving° and in carrying°: 25 they shall carry° athe curtains° of the tabernacle° and the tent° of meeting° [with] its covering° and bthe covering° of porpoise° skin° that is on top° of it, and the screen° for the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°, 26 and athe hangings° of the court°, and the screen° for the doorway° of the gate° of the court° which° is around° the tabernacle° and the altar°, and their cords° and all° the equipment° for their service°; and all° that is to be done°, Ithey shall perform°. 27 All° the service° of the sons° of the Gershonites°, in all° their loads° and in all° their work°, shall be [performed] at the Icommand° of Aaron° and his sons°; and you shall assign° to them as a duty° all° their loads°. 28 This° is the service° of the families° of the sons° of the Gershonites° in the tent° of meeting°, and their duties° [shall be] Iunder the direction° of Ithamar° the son° of Aaron° the priest°.

[22] ILit the sum IILit also them
[23] ILit muster, and so throughout the ch aNu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27
[25] aEx 40:19 bEx 26:14; Nu 4:6
[26] ILit so they shall serve aEx 38:9
[27] ILit mouth
[28] ILit in the hand

Duties of the Merarites

29 ¶ “[As for] the sons° of Merari°, you shall number° them by their families°, by their fathers’° households°; 30 from athirty° years° and upward° even to fifty° years° old°, you shall number° them, everyone° who enters° the service° to do° the work° of the tent° of meeting°. 31 Now this° is the duty° of their loads°, for all° their service° in the tent° of meeting°: the boards° of the tabernacle° and its bars° and its pillars° and its Isockets°, 32 and the pillars° around° the court° and their Isockets° and their pegs° and their cords°, with all° their equipment° and with all° their service°; and you shall assign° [each man] by name° the items° IIhe is to carry°. 33 This° is the service° of the families° of the sons° of Merari°, according to all° their service° in the tent° of meeting°, Iunder the direction° of Ithamar° the son° of Aaron° the priest°.”

[30] aNu 4:3; 8:24-26
[31] IOr bases
[32] IOr bases IILit of the duty of their loads
[33] ILit in the hand

34 ¶ So Moses° and Aaron° and the leaders° of the congregation° numbered° the sons° of the Kohathites° by their families° and by their fathers’° households°, 35 from athirty° years° and upward° even to fifty° years° old°, everyone° who entered° the service° for work° in the tent° of meeting°. 36 Their numbered° men by their families° were 2,750°°°°. 37 These° are the numbered° men of the Kohathite° families°, everyone° who was serving° in the tent° of meeting°, whom° Moses° and Aaron° numbered° according° to the Icommandment° of the LORD° IIthrough° Moses°.

[35] a1Ch 23:24
[37] ILit mouth IILit by the hand of

38 ¶ The numbered° men of the sons° of Gershon° by their families° and by their fathers’° households°, 39 from thirty° years° and upward° even to fifty° years° old°, everyone° who entered° the service° for work° in the tent° of meeting°. 40 Their numbered° men by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, were 2,630°°°°. 41 These° are the numbered° men of the families° of the sons° of Gershon°, everyone° who was serving° in the tent° of meeting°, whom° Moses° and Aaron° numbered° according° to the Icommandment° of the LORD°.

[41] ILit mouth

42 ¶ The numbered° men of the families° of the sons° of Merari° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, 43 from athirty° years° and upward° even to fifty° years° old°, everyone° who entered° the service° for work° in the tent° of meeting°. 44 Their numbered° men by their families° were 3,200°°°. 45 These° are the numbered° men of the families° of the sons° of Merari°, whom° Moses° and Aaron° numbered° according° to the Icommandment° of the LORD° IIthrough° Moses°.

[43] aNu 8:24-26
[45] ILit mouth IILit by the hand of

46 ¶ All° the numbered° men of the Levites°, whom° Moses° and Aaron° and the leaders° of Israel° numbered°, by their families° and by their fathers’° households°, 47 from thirty° years° and upward° even to fifty° years° old°, everyone° who could enter° to do° the work° of service° and the work° of carrying° in the tent° of meeting°. 48 Their numbered° men were a8,580°°°°°. 49 According° to the Icommandment° of the LORD° IIthrough° Moses°, they awere numbered°, everyone° by his serving° or carrying°; thus [these were] his numbered° men, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

[48] aNu 3:39
[49] ILit mouth IILit by the hand of aNu 1:47


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The age and time of the Levites' service.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Mosesº and unto² Aaron,º saying,ºª 2 Takeºª² the sumº of the sonsº of Kohathº from amongº² the sonsº of Levi,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º 3 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even until² fiftyº yearsº old,º all² that enterºª into the host,º to doºª the workº in the tabernacleº of the congregation.º

[2] Nu 3:19, 27.
[3] Gn 41:46; Nu 3:7; 8:24; 16:9; 2K 11:4; 1Ch 6:48; 23:3, 4, 24, 28; 28:12; 2Ch 23:1; Lk 3:23; 2Co 10:3; Ep 6:10; 1Ti 1:18; 3:1, 6.

The carriage of the Kohathites, when the priests have taken down the Tabernacle.

4 This² [shall be] the serviceº of the sonsº of Kohathº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º [about] the most¹ holy things:º

[4] Nu 3:30; 4:15, 19, 24, 30; Mk 13:34.

5 ¶ And when the campº setteth forward,ºª Aaronº shall come,ºª and his sons,º and they shall take downºª the coveringº² vail,º and coverºª² the arkº of testimonyº with it: 6 And shall putºª thereon² the coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and shall spreadºª overº² [it] a clothº whollyº of blue,º and shall putºª in the stavesº thereof. 7 And upon² the tableº of shewbreadº they shall spreadºª a clothº of blue,º and putºª thereon²² the dishes,º and the spoons,º and the bowls,º and coversº to cover² withal:¹ and the continualº breadº shall be² thereon:² 8 And they shall spreadºª upon² them a clothº of scarlet,ºº and coverºª the same with a coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and shall put¹ª in²² the stavesº thereof. 9 And they shall takeºª a clothº of blue,º and coverºª² the candlestickº of the light,º and his lamps,º and his tongs,º and his snuffdishes,º and all² the oilº vesselsº thereof, wherewith² they ministerºª unto it: 10 And they shall putºª it and all² the vesselsº thereof within² a coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and shall putºª [it] upon² a bar.º 11 And upon² the goldenº altarº they shall spreadºª a clothº of blue,º and coverºª it with a coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and shall put¹ª²² to the stavesº thereof: 12 And they shall takeºª² all² the instrumentsº of ministry,º wherewith² they ministerºª in the sanctuary,º and putºª [them] in² a clothº of blue,º and coverºª them with a coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and shall putºª [them] on² a bar:º 13 And they shall take away the ashesºª² from the altar,º and spreadºª a purpleº clothº thereon:² 14 And they shall putºª upon² it² all² the vesselsº thereof, wherewith² they ministerºª about² it, [even]² the censers,º² the fleshhooks,º and the shovels,º and the basons,º all² the vesselsº of the altar;º and they shall spreadºª upon² it a coveringº of badgers'º skins,º and putºª to the stavesº of it. 15 And when Aaronº and his sonsº have made an endºª of coveringºª² the sanctuary,º and all² the vesselsº of the sanctuary,º as the campº is to set forward;ºª afterº that,² the sonsº of Kohathº shall comeºª to bearºª [it]: but they shall not² touchºª² [any] holy thing,º lest they die.ºª These² [things are] the burdenº of the sonsº of Kohathº in the tabernacleº of the congregation.º

[5] Ex 25:10; 26:31; 36:35; 37:1; 40:3; Nu 2:16; 3:27; 4:15; 10:14; 2S 6:2; Is 25:7; Mt 27:51; He 9:3; 10:20.
[6] Ex 25:13; 35:19; 39:1, 41; Nu 4:7, 11, 24, 25; 1K 8:7.
[7] Ex 25:23; 37:10; Lv 24:5.
[8] Nu 4:6, 9, 11.
[9] Ex 25:31; 37:17; Ps 119:105; Rv 1:20; 2:1.
[10] Nu 4:6, 12.
[11] Ex 30:1; 37:25; 39:38; 40:5, 26.
[12] Ex 25:9; 31:10; Nu 3:8; 4:7, 9; 2K 25:14; 1Ch 9:29; 2Ch 4:11, 16, 19, 22.
[13] Ex 27:3; 39:1, 41; Lv 6:12; Nu 4:6, 11.
[14] Ex 38:1; 2Ch 4:19.
[15] Ex 19:12; Nu 3:30, 38; 7:9; 10:21; Dt 31:9; Jsh 4:10; 1S 6:19; 2S 6:6, 13; 1Ch 13:9; 15:2, 15; He 12:18.

The charge of Eleazar.

16 ¶ And to the officeº of Eleazarº the sonº of Aaronº the priestº [pertaineth] the oilº for the light,º and the sweetº incense,º and the dailyº meat offering,º and the anointingº oil,º [and] the oversightº of all² the tabernacle,º and of all² that² therein [is], in the sanctuary,º and in the vesselsº thereof.

[16] Ex 25:6; 27:20; 29:39; 30:23, 34; 37:29; Lv 24:2; Nu 3:32; 4:9; Lk 4:18; Ac 20:28; 1Co 4:1; 1Ti 2:5; He 3:1, 6; 1P 2:25; 5:2.

The office of the priests.

17 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Mosesº and unto² Aaron,º saying,ºª 18 Cut ye not offºª²² the tribeº of the familiesº of the Kohathitesº from amongº² the Levites:º 19 But thus² doºª unto them, that they may live,ºª and not² die,ºª when they approachºª² unto the most¹ holy things:º Aaronº and his sonsº shall go in,ºª and appointºª them every¹ oneº to² his serviceº and to² his burden:º 20 But they shall not² go inºª to seeºª when² the holy thingsº are covered,ºª lest they die.ºª

[18] Ex 19:21; Lv 10:1; Nu 4:20; 16:32; 17:10; 18:5; 1S 6:19; 2S 6:6; Jr 38:23.
[19] Nu 4:4.
[20] Ex 19:21; Lv 10:2; Nu 4:15, 19; 1S 6:19; 1K 8:8; 2Ch 5:9; He 10:19; Rv 11:19.

The carriage of the Merarites.

21 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 22 Takeºª also²² the sumº of the sonsº of Gershon,º throughout the housesº of their fathers,º by their families;º 23 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº until² fiftyº yearsº oldº shalt thou numberºª them; all² that enter inºª to performºª the service,¹² to doºª the workº in the tabernacleº of the congregation.º 24 This² [is] the serviceº of the familiesº of the Gershonites,º to serve,ºª and for burdens:º 25 And they shall bearºª² the curtainsº of the tabernacle,º and the tabernacleº of the congregation,º his covering,º and the coveringº of the badgers'¹ skins² that² [is] aboveº² upon² it, and the hangingº for the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation,º 26 And the hangingsº of the court,º and the hangingº for the doorº of the gateº of the court,º which² [is] by² the tabernacleº and by² the altarº round about,º and their cords,º and all² the instrumentsº of their service,º and all² that² is madeºª for them: so shall they serve.ºª 27 At² the appointmentº of Aaronº and his sonsº shall be² all² the serviceº of the sonsº of the Gershonites,º in all² their burdens,º and in all² their service:º and ye shall appointºª unto² them in chargeº² all² their burdens.º 28 This² [is] the serviceº of the familiesº of the sonsº of Gershonº in the tabernacleº of the congregation:º and their chargeº [shall be] under the handº of Ithamarº the sonº of Aaronº the priest.º

[22] Nu 3:18, 21, 24.
[23] Nu 4:3; Is 63:1; Ro 7:14; 1Co 9:7; 2Co 6:7; 10:3; Ga 5:17, 24; Ep 6:10; 1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 2:3; 4:7.
[24] Nu 4:15, 19, 27, 31, 47, 49.
[25] Ex 26:14; Nu 3:25; 7:5.
[26] Ex 27:9; 35:18.
[27] Nu 4:33; Lk 1:70; 1Co 11:2.
[28] Nu 4:33; 1Co 12:5.

29 ¶ As for the sonsº of Merari,º thou shalt numberºª them after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers;º 30 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even unto² fiftyº yearsº oldº shalt thou numberºª them, every one² that enterethºª into the service,º to doºª² the workº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º 31 And this² [is] the chargeº of their burden,º according to all² their serviceº in the tabernacleº of the congregation;º the boardsº of the tabernacle,º and the barsº thereof, and the pillarsº thereof, and socketsº thereof, 32 And the pillarsº of the courtº round about,º and their sockets,º and their pins,º and their cords,º with all² their instruments,º and with all² their service:º and by nameº ye shall reckonºª² the instrumentsº of the chargeº of their burden.º 33 This² [is] the serviceº of the familiesº of the sonsº of Merari,º according to all² their service,º in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º under the handº of Ithamarº the sonº of Aaronº the priest.º

[29] Nu 3:33.
[30] Nu 4:3, 23; Ps 110:1; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:4; 4:7.
[31] Ex 26:15; Nu 3:36; 7:8.
[32] Ex 25:9; 38:17, 21; Nu 3:8; 7:1; 1Ch 9:29.
[33] Nu 4:28; Jsh 3:6; Is 3:6.

The number of the Kohathites,

34 ¶ And Mosesº and Aaronº and the chiefº of the congregationº numberedºª² the sonsº of the Kohathitesº after their families,º and after the houseº of their fathers,º 35 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even unto² fiftyº yearsº old,º every one² that enterethºª into the service,º for the workº in the tabernacleº of the congregation:º 36 And those that were numberedºª of them by their familiesº were² two thousandº sevenº hundredº and fifty.º 37 These² [were] they that were numberedºª of the familiesº of the Kohathites,º all² that might do serviceºª in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º which² Mosesº and Aaronº did numberºª according to² the commandmentº of the LORDº by the handº of Moses.º

[34] Nu 4:2.
[35] Nu 4:3, 23, 30, 39, 43, 47; 8:24; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 26; 28:13; Lk 3:23; 1Ti 3:6.

of the Gershonites,

38 And those that were numberedºª of the sonsº of Gershon,º throughout their families,º and by the houseº of their fathers,º 39 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even unto² fiftyº yearsº old,º every one² that enterethºª into the service,º for the workº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º 40 Even those that were numberedºª of them, throughout their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º were² two thousandº and sixº hundredº and thirty.º 41 These² [are] they that were numberedºª of the familiesº of the sonsº of Gershon,º of all² that might do serviceºª in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º whom² Mosesº and Aaronº did numberºª according to² the commandmentº of the LORD.º

[40] Nu 3:32.
[41] Nu 4:22.

and of the Merarites.

42 ¶ And those that were numberedºª of the familiesº of the sonsº of Merari,º throughout their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º 43 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even unto² fiftyº yearsº old,º every one² that enterethºª into the service,º for the workº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º 44 Even those that were numberedºª of them after their families,º were² threeº thousandº and two hundred.º 45 These² [be] those that were numberedºª of the familiesº of the sonsº of Merari,º whom² Mosesº and Aaronº numberedºª according to² the wordº of the LORDº by the handº of Moses.º 46 All² those that were numberedºª² of the Levites,º whom² Mosesº and Aaronº and the chiefº of Israelº numbered,ºª after their families,º and after the houseº of their fathers,º 47 From thirtyº yearsº oldº² and upwardº even unto² fiftyº yearsº old,º every one² that cameºª to doºª the service² of the ministry,º and the serviceº of the burdenº in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º 48 Even those that were numberedºª of them, were² eightº thousandº and fiveº hundredº and fourscore.º 49 According to² the commandmentº of the LORDº they were numberedºª by the handº of Moses,º every¹ oneº according to² his service,º and according to² his burden:º thus were they numberedºª of him, as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[44] Nu 3:22, 24, 28, 34; 4:36, 40; Dt 33:25; 1Co 10:13; 12:8; 2Co 12:9.
[45] Nu 4:29.
[47] Nu 4:3, 15, 23, 24, 30, 37; 1Ch 23:3, 27; Ro 12:6; 1Co 12:4.
[48] Nu 3:39; Mt 7:14; 20:16; 22:15.
[49] Nu 1:54; 2:33; 3:51; 4:1, 15, 21, 24, 31, 37, 41, 45; Is 11:2; 42:1; 49:1; Ro 12:4.


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