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| 1The LORD told Moses and Aaron, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, |
| 2"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the descendants of Levi according to their tribes and ancestral houses | 2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, |
| 3from 30 years and older through the age of 50 years, from everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. | 3from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. |
| 4"Here's what the descendants of Kohath are to do regarding the Tent of Meeting and what's inside the Most Holy Place: | 4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. |
| 5When the camp is about to travel, Aaron and his sons are to come and take down the veil of the curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it. | 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. |
| 6They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles. | 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. |
| 7"They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually. | 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. |
| 8They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles. | 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. |
| 9"They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand for the light with its lamp, lamp-snuffers, censer, and all the utensils for its oil with which they minister. | 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. |
| 10Then they are to put them with all the other utensils on the leather-dyed skin covering and set them on the beams for transport. | 10And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. |
| 11"On the golden altar, they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a leather-dyed skin covering, and then insert its poles. | 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. |
| 12Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport. | 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. |
| 13They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. | 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. |
| 14Then they are to put all the instruments with which they minister there—trays, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the utensils of the altar. They are to spread over it a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles. | 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. |
| 15"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the utensils of the sanctuary, and the camp is about to travel, then the descendants of Kohath are to come and carry them, but they are not to touch the most sacred objects, so they won't die. These are the duties of the descendants of Kohath at the Tent of Meeting." | 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. |
| 16"Now the duty of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest is to maintain the oil for the light, the spiced incense, the daily offerings, the oil for anointing, and to carry out all the duties of the tent and the sanctuary, and to maintain its utensils." | 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.” |
| 17Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, | 17The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, |
| 18"You are not to eliminate the tribe of the families of the descendants of Kohath from the descendants of Levi. | 18“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, |
| 19But do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the Most Holy Place: Aaron and his sons are to go in and set specific responsibilities for each of them to carry out. | 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, |
| 20But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won't die." | 20but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.” |
| 21Then the LORD told Moses, | 21The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 22"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes. | 22“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses and by their clans. |
| 23Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting." | 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. |
| 24"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have: | 24This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: |
| 25They are to carry the curtain of the tent, the covering of the Tent of Meeting, the dyed leather covering that goes over it, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, | 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 |
| 26the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tent, the altar, the ropes, all the service utensils, and everything made for them. This is to be their service area. | 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. |
| 27The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out. | 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. |
| 28This is the work of the tribes of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting—their duties under the supervision of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. | 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. |
| 29"For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses | 29“As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers’ houses. |
| 30from 30 to 50 years old as you count them, including everyone who can enter service and perform work at the Tent of Meeting. | 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. |
| 31This is to be their area of responsibility to carry out with respect to their service at the Tent of Meeting: the board of the tent, its bars, its crossbars, its sockets, | 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, |
| 32the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, their pegs, their ropes, and all the utensils for all their services. Assign the utensils by name to each person whose responsibility it will be to carry them. | 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. |
| 33This is the work of the tribes of the descendants of Merari with reference to their service at the Tent of Meeting under the supervision of Aaron the priest's son Ithamar." | 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.” |
| 34Moses, Aaron, and the congregational leaders numbered the descendants of Kohath according to their tribes and ancestral houses | 34And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, |
| 35from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. | 35from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting; |
| 36The total according to their tribe numbered 2,750 | 36and those listed by clans were 2,750. |
| 37from the tribe of the descendants of Kohath, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses. | 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. |
| 38The tribes and the ancestral houses of the descendants of Gershon were numbered | 38Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, |
| 39from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. | 39from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting— |
| 40The total according to their tribes and ancestral house numbered 2,630 | 40those listed by their clans and their fathers’ houses were 2,630. |
| 41from the tribes of the descendants of Gershon, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said. | 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. |
| 42The tribes and ancestral house of Merari were numbered | 42Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, |
| 43from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. | 43from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting— |
| 44The total according to their tribes numbered 3,200 | 44those listed by clans were 3,200. |
| 45from the tribes of the descendants of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses. | 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. |
| 46The total of those who were numbered from the descendants of Levi by Moses and Aaron; that is, from the leaders of Israel counted according to their tribes and ancestral houses | 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, |
| 47from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting | 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, |
| 48was 8,580. | 48those listed were 8,580. |
| 49They were numbered under the supervision of Moses according to what the LORD had said. Each person was assigned a responsibility to carry out, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 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. |
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