Numbers 4 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

1The LORD told Moses and Aaron,

2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house,

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 above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.

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.

4“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to 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:

5When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the 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.

6Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles.

6They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.

7“On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread shall be on it.

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.

8They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles.

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 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.

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.

10Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a carrying beam.

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.

11“Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles.

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.

12Then they shall take all the utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on a carrying beam.

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.

13Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.

13They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

14They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar—and they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles.

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 finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. “These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

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."

16“The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

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."

17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

17Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron,

18“Do not cut 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 do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them to his service and his task.

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 watch while the holy things are being 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."

21Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

21Then the LORD told Moses,

22“Also take a census of the sons of Gershon, by their fathers’ house, by their families.

22"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes.

23From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.

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, in serving and carrying:

24"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have:

25They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

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,

26the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: 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.

27“Aaron and his sons shall assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall appoint to them all their tasks as their duty.

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 meeting. And their duties shall be under the authority 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.

29“As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house.

29"For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses

30From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

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 what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

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 around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall assign to each man by name the items he must carry.

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, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the authority 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, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ house,

34Moses, Aaron, and the congregational leaders numbered the descendants of Kohath according to their tribes and ancestral houses

35from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting;

35from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

36and those who were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

36The total according to their tribe numbered 2,750

37These were the ones who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered 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 who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers’ house,

38The tribes and the ancestral houses of the descendants of Gershon were numbered

39from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting—

39from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

40those who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ house, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.

40The total according to their tribes and ancestral house numbered 2,630

41These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered 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.

42Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers’ house,

42The tribes and ancestral house of Merari were numbered

43from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting—

43from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

44those who were numbered by their families were three thousand two hundred.

44The total according to their tribes numbered 3,200

45These are the ones who 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 who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,

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 above, even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tabernacle of meeting—

47from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting

48those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.

48was 8,580.

49According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by 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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