| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 1Then the LORD spoke 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 from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 3from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. | 3from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work in the tent of meeting. |
| 4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. | 4This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to 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. | 5When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening 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. | 6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must 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. | 7"On the table of the presence they must spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring, and the Bread of the Presence must be on it continually. |
| 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. | 8They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its 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. | 9"They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. |
| 10And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. | 10Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam. |
| 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. | 11"They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its 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. | 12Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam. |
| 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. | 13Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and 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. | 14Then they must place on it all its implements with which they serve there--the trays, the meat forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar--and they must spread on it a covering of fine leather, and then insert its 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. | 15"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with 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.” | 16"The appointed responsibility of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is for the oil for the light, and the spiced incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil; he also has the appointed responsibility over all the tabernacle with all that is in it, over the sanctuary and over all its furnishings." |
| 17The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD spoke 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 tribe of the families of the Kohathites 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, | 19but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility. |
| 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 to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die." |
| 21The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 21Then the LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 22“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses and by their clans. | 22"Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. |
| 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. | 23You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of 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 families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it. |
| 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 must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of 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 hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. |
| 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. | 27"All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility. |
| 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 families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority 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. | 29"As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans. |
| 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. | 30You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do 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 what they are responsible to carry as their entire service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, |
| 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 sockets, tent pegs, and ropes, along with all their furnishings and everything for their service. You are to assign by names the items that each man is 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 families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority 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 and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans, |
| 35from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting; | 35from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting; |
| 36and those listed by clans were 2,750. | 36and those of them numbered by their families were 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 those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the authority of Moses. |
| 38Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 38Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 39from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting— | 39from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting-- |
| 40those listed by their clans and their fathers’ houses were 2,630. | 40those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 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 those numbered from the families of the Gershonites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD. |
| 42Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, | 42Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans, |
| 43from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting— | 43from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting-- |
| 44those listed by clans were 3,200. | 44those of them numbered by their families were 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 are those numbered from the families of the Merarites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the authority of 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, | 46All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans, |
| 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 years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered to do the work of service and the work of carrying relating to the tent of meeting-- |
| 48those listed were 8,580. | 48those of them numbered were 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. | 49According to the word of the LORD they were numbered, by the authority of Moses, each according to his service and according to what he was to carry. Thus were they numbered by him, as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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