| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral houses, | 2"Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 3men from 30 years old to 50 years old--everyone who is qualified to do work at 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. |
| 4The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects. | 4This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things. |
| 5Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening veil, 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. |
| 6They are to place over this a covering made of manatee skin, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert 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. |
| 7They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to 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. |
| 8They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table." | 8They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles. |
| 9They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it. | 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. |
| 10Then they must place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of manatee skin and put them 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. |
| 11They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert 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. |
| 12They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and put them on a 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. |
| 13They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, | 13Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. |
| 14and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins--all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of manatee skin over it and insert 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. |
| 15Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting." | 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. |
| 16Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils." | 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." |
| 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " | 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 18Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be wiped out from the Levites. | 18"Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off from among the Levites; |
| 19Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and transportation duty. | 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. |
| 20The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will 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: " | 21Then the LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 22Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral houses and their clans. | 22"Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. |
| 23Register men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at 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 Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties: | 24This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it. |
| 25They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of manatee skin on top of it, the screen for the entrance to 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, |
| 26the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. They will carry out everything that needs to be done with these items." | 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 Gershonites, all their transportation duties and all their other work, is to be done at the command of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible 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 Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar 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. |
| 29As for the Merarites, you are to register them by their clans and their ancestral houses. | 29"As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans. |
| 30Register men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who is qualified to do the work 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. |
| 31This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, posts, 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, |
| 32the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible 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 Merarite clans regarding all their work at the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar 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." |
| 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral houses, | 34So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans, |
| 35men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified for work at 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; |
| 36The men registered by their clans numbered 2,750. | 36and those of them numbered by their families were 2,750. |
| 37These were the registered men of the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through 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. |
| 38The Gershonites were registered by their clans and their ancestral houses, | 38Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 39men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified for work at 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-- |
| 40The men registered by their clans and their ancestral houses numbered 2,630. | 40those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630. |
| 41These were the registered men of the Gershonite clans. At the LORD's command Moses and Aaron registered everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. | 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. |
| 42The men of the Merarite clans were registered by their clans and their ancestral houses, | 42Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans, |
| 43those from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified for work at 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-- |
| 44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200. | 44those of them numbered by their families were 3,200. |
| 45These were the registered men of the Merarite clans; Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through 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. |
| 46Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral 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 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified to do the work of serving at the tent of meeting and transporting it. | 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-- |
| 48Their registered men numbered 8,580. | 48those of them numbered were 8,580. |
| 49At the LORD's command they were registered under the direction of Moses, each one according to his work and transportation duty, and his assignment was 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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