1. And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2. Find the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, according to their families, by the house of their fathers,
3. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old, all that enter into the assembly, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
4. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, concerning the most holy things:
5. And when the camp moves forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
6. And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the poles thereof.
7. And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover with: and the continual bread shall be on it:
8. And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles thereof.
9. And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its fireholders, and all the oil vessels thereof, with which they minister to it:
10. And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
11. And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles thereof:
12. And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
13. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
14. And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, with which they minister concerning it, even the censers, the flesh hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put in the poles of it.
15. And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden for the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
16. And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily food offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
17. And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
18. Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
19. But thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden to carry:
20. But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
22. Find also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
23. From thirty years old and upward up to fifty years old shall you number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
24. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens to carry:
25. And they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
26. And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
27. Under the supervision of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens to carry.
28. This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their orders shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29. As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them according to their families, by the house of their fathers;
30. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old shall you number them, every one that enters into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
31. And this is the responsibility of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
32. And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
33. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
34. And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites according to their families, and according to the house of their fathers,
35. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old, every one that enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
36. And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37. These were those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
38. And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
39. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old, every one that enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
40. Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
41. These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
42. And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
43. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old, every one that enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
44. Even those that were numbered of them according to their families, were three thousand two hundred.
45. These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
46. All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, according to their families, and according to the house of their fathers,
47. From thirty years old and upward even up to fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
48. Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
49. According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden to carry: thus were they numbered by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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