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Berean Standard Bible
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Then
the
LORD
said
to
Moses and Aaron,
And
Jehovah
spake
unto
Moses and unto
Aaron, saying,
“
Take a
census
of the Kohathites
among the Levites
by their clans
and
families,
Take the
sum
of the sons
of
Kohath
from
among the sons
of
Levi,
by their families, by
their
fathers'
houses,
men
from thirty to
fifty years old —everyone
who
is
qualified
to serve
in
the work at
the Tent of Meeting.
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
until
fifty years old ,
all
that
enter
upon
the
service,
to do
the work in
the tent of meeting.
This service of the Kohathites
at
the Tent of Meeting regards
the most holy things .
This is
the
service of the sons
of
Kohath
in
the tent of meeting ,
`about'
the most holy things :
Whenever
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 .
when
the camp setteth
forward
, Aaron shall
go
in,
and his sons, and
they
shall
take down the veil of the screen
, and cover the ark of the testimony with it ,
They
are
to
place
over
this
a covering of fine
leather
, spread a
solid
blue
cloth
over it, and insert
its
poles
.
and
shall
put
thereon
a covering of sealskin
, and
shall
spread over it a
cloth
all
of
blue
, and shall
put
in
the
staves
thereof
.
Over
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.
And
upon
the table of showbread
they shall
spread a cloth of
blue,
and put
thereon
the dishes,
and the
spoons
, and
the bowls and the cups
wherewith
to
pour
out;
and
the continual
bread shall
be
thereon:
And they shall spread a scarlet
cloth over
them
, cover them
with fine
leather
, and insert
the poles
.
and they shall spread upon
them
a cloth of
scarlet
, and
cover the
same
with a
covering
of
sealskin
, and shall
put
in
the staves
thereof
.
They 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 .
And
they shall
take a cloth of
blue,
and cover the candlestick
of
the
light, and
its lamps, and
its
snuffers
, and its
snuffdishes
, and
all
the oil vessels
thereof,
wherewith
they
minister
unto
it :
Then
they shall wrap
it and all its
utensils
inside
a covering of fine
leather
and put it on
the carrying
frame.
and
they shall put
it and all the
vessels
thereof
within
a covering of sealskin,
and shall
put it upon
the frame.
Over
the gold
altar they are
to
spread a blue
cloth, cover it with fine
leather
, and insert
the poles.
And
upon
the golden
altar they shall
spread a cloth of
blue
, and
cover it with a
covering
of
sealskin
, and shall
put
in
the staves
thereof:
They 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.
and
they shall
take all the vessels
of
ministry,
wherewith
they
minister
in the sanctuary, and
put
them in a cloth of
blue
, and
cover them with a
covering
of
sealskin
, and shall
put them on the frame.
Then
they shall remove
the ashes from the bronze
altar, spread a purple cloth over
it,
And
they shall take
away
the ashes from the altar, and
spread a purple cloth thereon:
and 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
.
and they
shall
put
upon
it all the vessels thereof,
wherewith
they
minister
about
it,
the firepans, the
flesh-hooks
, and
the
shovels, and the
basins,
all the vessels
of the altar ;
and
they shall
spread upon
it a covering of sealskin,
and put
in
the staves
thereof
.
When 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.
And
when Aaron and his sons have made
an
end
of
covering the sanctuary,
and all the
furniture
of
the
sanctuary
, as the camp is set
forward;
after
that
, the sons
of
Kohath
shall come to
bear
it:
but they shall
not touch the sanctuary
, lest
they die. These things
are the burden
of the sons
of
Kohath
in
the tent of meeting.
Eleazar 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
. ”
And
the
charge
of
Eleazar the
son of Aaron the priest shall be
the oil for the light, and
the sweet
incense, and
the continual
meal-
offering, and the anointing oil ,
the
charge
of all
the tabernacle ,
and of
all
that
therein
is
, the sanctuary,
and the
furniture
thereof
.
Then
the
LORD
said
to
Moses and Aaron,
And
Jehovah
spake
unto
Moses and unto
Aaron, saying,
“Do
not
allow
the
Kohathite
tribal
clans
to
be
cut off from among the Levites .
Cut ye
not
off the
tribe
of
the
families
of
the
Kohathites
from among the Levites ;
In
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.
but
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;
But the
Kohathites
are
not to
go in and
look
at
the holy
objects,
even for a moment, or
they will
die. ”
but they
shall
not go in to
see
the sanctuary
even for a moment, lest
they die.
And the
LORD
said
to
Moses,
And Jehovah
spake
unto
Moses, saying,
“
Take a
census
of the Gershonites
as
well
, by their families
and
clans
,
Take the
sum
of the sons
of
Gershon
also
, by their fathers'
houses
, by
their
families;
from thirty to
fifty years old, counting
everyone
who
comes
to serve
in
the work at
the Tent of Meeting.
from thirty years
old
and
upward
until
fifty years old shalt
thou
number
them;
all
that
enter
in
to
wait
upon
the
service
, to do
the work in
the tent of meeting.
This is the service of the Gershonite
clans
regarding
work
and transport
:
This is the service of the families
of
the
Gershonites,
in
serving
and in
bearing
burdens
:
They 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,
they shall
bear
the curtains of the tabernacle, and
the tent of meeting ,
its
covering,
and
the covering of sealskin
that
is
above
upon
it, and
the screen
for the door
of
the tent of meeting,
the 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
.
and
the hangings
of the court
, and the screen
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
whatsoever
shall
be done with them:
therein
shall
they
serve
.
All 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
.
At
the
commandment
of
Aaron
and
his
sons
shall
be
all the service of the sons
of
the
Gershonites ,
in
all their burden,
and in
all
their
service
; and
ye
shall
appoint
unto
them in
charge
all their
burden
.
This 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.
This is the service of the families
of
the sons
of
the
Gershonites
in
the
tent of meeting :
and their charge
shall be under the hand
of Ithamar the
son of Aaron the priest.
As for the sons of Merari, you
are
to
number them by their clans
and
families,
As for the sons of Merari, thou
shalt
number them by their families, by
their
fathers'
houses;
from thirty to
fifty years old, counting
everyone
who
comes
to serve
in
the work of the Tent of Meeting.
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
unto
fifty years old shalt
thou
number
them
, every
one
that
entereth
upon
the
service,
to do
the work of the tent of meeting.
This 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
,
And
this is the charge
of
their
burden,
according
to
all their service in
the tent of meeting: the boards
of the tabernacle, and
the
bars
thereof
, and the
pillars
thereof
, and
the
sockets
thereof,
and 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
.
and 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
appoint
the instruments
of
the
charge
of
their
burden
.
This 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. ”
This is the service of the families
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
according to all their service,
in
the tent of meeting, under the hand
of Ithamar the
son of Aaron the priest.
So
Moses ,
Aaron ,
and the leaders
of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans
and
families,
And
Moses and
Aaron and the princes
of the congregation numbered the sons
of
the
Kohathites by their families, and
by
their
fathers'
houses,
everyone
from thirty to
fifty years old who
came
to
serve
in
the work at
the Tent of Meeting .
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
unto
fifty years old ,
every
one
that
entered
upon
the service,
for
work in
the tent of meeting :
And those numbered by their clans
totaled
2,750
.
and those that
were
numbered of
them
by their families
were
two
thousand
seven
hundred
and
fifty
.
These 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.
These are
they
that
were numbered
of
the families
of
the
Kohathites
, all
that
did
serve in
the tent of meeting ,
whom
Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment
of Jehovah
by
Moses.
Then
the
Gershonites
were numbered by
their clans
and
families,
And
those
that
were numbered of
the
sons
of
Gershon,
their families, and
by
their
fathers'
houses,
everyone
from thirty to
fifty years old who
came
to
serve
in
the work at
the Tent of Meeting .
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
unto
fifty years old ,
every
one
that
entered
upon
the service,
for
work in
the tent of meeting ,
And
those numbered by their clans
and
families totaled
2
, 630
.
even
those that
were
numbered of
them,
by their families, by
their
fathers'
houses,
were
two
thousand
and
six
hundred
and
thirty
.
These were counted
from
the Gershonite
clans
who
served
at
the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted
at
the LORD’s
command
.
These are
they
that
were numbered
of
the families
of
the sons
of
Gershon,
all
that
did
serve
in
the
tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered
according
to
the commandment
of
Jehovah
.
And the
Merarites
were numbered by their clans
and
families,
And those
that
were numbered of
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
by their families, by
their
fathers'
houses,
everyone
from thirty to
fifty years old who
came
to
serve
in
the work at
the Tent of Meeting .
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
unto
fifty years old ,
every
one
that
entered
upon
the service,
for
work in
the tent of meeting ,
The
men
registered
by their clans
numbered
3
, 200
.
even
those
that
were
numbered
of
them
by their families
, were
three
thousand
and
two
hundred
.
These were counted
from
the Merarite
clans
, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at
the LORD’s
command
through
Moses.
These are
they
that
were numbered
of
the families
of
the
sons
of
Merari
, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according
to
the commandment
of
Jehovah
by
Moses.
So
Moses
, Aaron ,
and the leaders
of Israel numbered by their clans
and
families all
the
Levites
All
those
that
were
numbered
of
the
Levites
, whom
Moses
and
Aaron and the princes
of Israel numbered ,
by their families ,
and
by
their
fathers'
houses,
from thirty to
fifty years old who
came
to do the work of serving
and carrying
the Tent of Meeting .
from thirty years
old
and
upward
even
unto
fifty years old ,
every
one
that
entered
in
to do the work of service,
and the work
of
bearing
burdens
in
the
tent of meeting ,
And
the
number
of men
was
8
, 580
.
even
those
that
were
numbered
of them
, were
eight
thousand
and
five
hundred
and
fourscore
.
At
the LORD’s
command
they were numbered through
Moses and
each
one was
assigned
his work
and burden, as the
LORD
had
commanded Moses.
According
to
the commandment
of
Jehovah
they were numbered by
Moses ,
every
one according
to
his service,
and according
to
his
burden :
thus
were
they
numbered
of
him
, as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
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