| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, | 2"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the descendants of Levi according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 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. |
| 4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: | 4"Here's what the descendants of Kohath are to do regarding the Tent of Meeting and what's inside the Most Holy Place: |
| 5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: | 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. |
| 6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. | 6They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles. |
| 7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: | 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. |
| 8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. | 8They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles. |
| 9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: | 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. |
| 10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. | 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. |
| 11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: | 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. |
| 12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith 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: | 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. |
| 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: | 13They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. |
| 14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of 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. |
| 15And 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 set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 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." |
| 16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. | 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." |
| 17And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: | 18"You are not to eliminate the tribe of the families of the descendants of Kohath from the descendants of Levi. |
| 19But thus do unto 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: | 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. |
| 20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. | 20But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won't die." |
| 21And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 21Then the LORD told Moses, |
| 22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; | 22"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes. |
| 23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 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." |
| 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: | 24"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have: |
| 25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his 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, | 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, |
| 26And 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. | 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. |
| 27At the appointment 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 ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. | 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. |
| 28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. | 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. |
| 29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; | 29"For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. | 30from 30 to 50 years old as you count them, including everyone who can enter service and perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 31And this is the charge 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, | 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, |
| 32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. | 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. |
| 33This 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. | 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." |
| 34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, | 34Moses, Aaron, and the congregational leaders numbered the descendants of Kohath according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: | 35from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. | 36The total according to their tribe numbered 2,750 |
| 37These were they that 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. | 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. |
| 38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, | 38The tribes and the ancestral houses of the descendants of Gershon were numbered |
| 39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, | 39from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. | 40The total according to their tribes and ancestral house numbered 2,630 |
| 41These are they that 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. | 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. |
| 42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, | 42The tribes and ancestral house of Merari were numbered |
| 43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, | 43from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. | 44The total according to their tribes numbered 3,200 |
| 45These 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. | 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. |
| 46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, | 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 |
| 47From thirty years old and upward even unto 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, | 47from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting |
| 48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. | 48was 8,580. |
| 49According 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: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 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. |
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