| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households, | 2"Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 3from thirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service 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. |
| 4"This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things. | 4This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things. |
| 5"When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall 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. |
| 6and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall 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. |
| 7"Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the sacrificial bowls and the jars for the drink offering, and the continual bread 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. |
| 8"They shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert 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. |
| 9"Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve 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. |
| 10and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin, and shall put it on the carrying bars. | 10Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam. |
| 11"Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall 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. |
| 12and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. | 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. |
| 13"Then 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. |
| 14"They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise 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. |
| 15"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which 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"The responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering and the anointing oil-- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings." | 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 to Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 18"Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. | 18"Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off from among the Levites; |
| 19"But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; | 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 see 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." |
| 21Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 21Then the LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 22"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' households, by their families; | 22"Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. |
| 23from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work 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. |
| 24"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: | 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 porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway 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 doorway of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, they shall perform. | 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. |
| 27"All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their loads and in all their work, shall be performed at the command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. | 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. |
| 28"This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall 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 number them by their families, by their fathers' households; | 29"As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans. |
| 30from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service 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. |
| 31"Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets, | 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 and their sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items he is 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. |
| 33"This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all 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." |
| 34So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers' households, | 34So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans, |
| 35from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work 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; |
| 36Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. | 36and those of them numbered by their families were 2,750. |
| 37These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD 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 numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers' households, | 38Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans, |
| 39from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work 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-- |
| 40Their numbered men by their families, by their fathers' households, were 2,630. | 40those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630. |
| 41These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered 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. |
| 42The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers' households, | 42Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans, |
| 43from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work 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-- |
| 44Their numbered men by their families were 3,200. | 44those of them numbered by their families were 3,200. |
| 45These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD 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. |
| 46All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers' households, | 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 and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying 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-- |
| 48Their numbered men were 8,580. | 48those of them numbered were 8,580. |
| 49According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses, they were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as the LORD had 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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