| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 2"Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. | 2“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, |
| 3Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. | 3men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 4"This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things. | 4This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things. |
| 5When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law. | 5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. |
| 6Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place. | 6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. |
| 7"Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings; the bread that is continually there is to remain on it. | 7Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it. |
| 8They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 8And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
| 9"They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. | 9They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it. |
| 10Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame. | 10Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame. |
| 11"Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 11Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
| 12"They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame. | 12They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. |
| 13"They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it. | 13Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, |
| 14Then they are to place on it all the utensils used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans, meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 14and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. |
| 15"After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting. | 15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting. |
| 16"Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles." | 16Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.” |
| 17The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | 17Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 18"See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. | 18“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites. |
| 19So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry. | 19In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. |
| 20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die." | 20But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.” |
| 21The LORD said to Moses, | 21And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 22"Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. | 22“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans, |
| 23Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. | 23from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 24"This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: | 24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport: |
| 25They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, that is, the tent of meeting, its covering and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, | 25They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, |
| 26the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. | 26the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items. |
| 27All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry. | 27All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry. |
| 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. | 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
| 29"Count the Merarites by their clans and families. | 29As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families, |
| 30Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. | 30from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting. |
| 31As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases, | 31This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases, |
| 32as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. | 32and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry. |
| 33This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest." | 33This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.” |
| 34Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families. | 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families, |
| 35All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 35everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 36counted by clans, were 2,750. | 36And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750. |
| 37This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through Moses. | 37These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses. |
| 38The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families. | 38Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families, |
| 39All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 39everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 40counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. | 40And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630. |
| 41This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command. | 41These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command. |
| 42The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. | 42And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families, |
| 43All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 43everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 44counted by their clans, were 3,200. | 44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200. |
| 45This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through Moses. | 45These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses. |
| 46So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families. | 46So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites |
| 47All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting | 47from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting. |
| 48numbered 8,580. | 48And the number of men was 8,580. |
| 49At the LORD's command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 49At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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