| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 2“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, |
| 3from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. | 3men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. | 4This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things. |
| 5When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. | 5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. |
| 6Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles. | 6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. |
| 7And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it. | 7Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it. |
| 8Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. | 8And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
| 9And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. | 9They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it. |
| 10And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. | 10Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame. |
| 11And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. | 11Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
| 12And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. | 12They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. |
| 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. | 13Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, |
| 14And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. | 14and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. |
| 15And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry. | 15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting. |
| 16“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.” | 16Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.” |
| 17The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 18“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, | 18“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites. |
| 19but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, | 19In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. |
| 20but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.” | 20But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.” |
| 21The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 21And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 22“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses and by their clans. | 22“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans, |
| 23From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting. | 23from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 24This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: | 24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport: |
| 25they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting | 25They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, |
| 26and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them. | 26the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items. |
| 27All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry. | 27All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry. |
| 28This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. | 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
| 29“As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers’ houses. | 29As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families, |
| 30From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting. | 30from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting. |
| 31And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases, | 31This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases, |
| 32and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry. | 32and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry. |
| 33This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.” | 33This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.” |
| 34And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families, |
| 35from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting; | 35everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 36and those listed by clans were 2,750. | 36And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750. |
| 37This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses. | 37These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses. |
| 38Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 38Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families, |
| 39from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting— | 39everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 40those listed by their clans and their fathers’ houses were 2,630. | 40And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630. |
| 41This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD. | 41These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command. |
| 42Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 42And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families, |
| 43from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting— | 43everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 44those listed by clans were 3,200. | 44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200. |
| 45This was the list of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses. | 45These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses. |
| 46All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 46So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites |
| 47from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, | 47from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting. |
| 48those listed were 8,580. | 48And the number of men was 8,580. |
| 49According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 49At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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