Numbers 4

4The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:H3068H1696H4872H175H5592"Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.H5375H7218H1121H6955H8432H1121H3878H4940H1004H13Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting.H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H935H6635H6213H4399H168H41504"This is the work of the Kohathites in the Tent of Meeting: the care of the most holy things.H5656H1121H6955H168H4150H6944H69445When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.H4264H5265H175H935H1121H3381H4539H6532H3680H727H57156Then they are to cover this with hides of sea cows, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.H5414H3681H8476H5785H6566H4605H899H3632H8504H7760H9057"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.H7979H6440H6566H899H8504H5414H7086H3709H4518H7184H5262H8548H38998Over these they are to spread a scarlet cloth, cover that with hides of sea cows and put its poles in place.H6566H899H8438H8144H3680H4372H8476H5785H7760H9059"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 oil used to supply it.H3947H899H8504H3680H4501H3974H5216H4457H4289H8081H3627H833410Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of hides of sea cows and put it on a carrying frame.H5414H3627H4372H8476H5785H5414H413211"Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with hides of sea cows and put its poles in place.H2091H4196H6566H899H8504H3680H4372H8476H5785H7760H90512"They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with hides of sea cows and put them on a carrying frame.H3947H3627H8335H8334H6944H5414H899H8504H3680H4372H8476H5785H5414H413213"They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.H1878H4196H6566H713H89914Then 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 hides of sea cows and put its poles in place.H5414H3627H8334H4289H4207H3257H4219H3627H4196H6566H3681H8476H5785H7760H90515"After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites are to come to 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.H175H1121H3615H3680H6944H3627H6944H4264H5265H310H1121H6955H935H5375H5060H6944H4191H4853H1121H6955H168H415016"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."H6486H499H1121H175H3548H8081H3974H5561H7004H8548H4503H4888H8081H6486H4908H6944H362717The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,H3068H1696H4872H175H55918"See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not cut off from the Levites.H3772H7626H4940H6956H8432H388119So 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.H6213H2421H4191H5066H6944H6944H175H1121H935H7760H376H376H5656H485320But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."H935H7200H6944H1104H419121The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H55922"Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans.H5375H7218H1121H1648H1004H1H494023Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H6485H935H6633H6635H5647H5656H168H415024"This is the service of the Gershonite clans as they work and carry burdens:H5656H4940H1649H5647H485325They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, its covering and the outer covering of hides of sea cows, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,H5375H3407H4908H168H4150H4372H4372H8476H4605H4539H6607H168H415026the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance, the ropes and all the equipment used in its service. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things.H7050H2691H4539H6607H8179H2691H4908H4196H5439H4340H3627H5656H6213H564727All 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.H6310H175H1121H5656H1121H1649H4853H5656H6485H4931H485328This 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.H5656H4940H1121H1649H168H4150H4931H3027H385H1121H175H354829"Count the Merarites by their clans and families.H1121H4847H6485H4940H1004H130Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H6485H935H6635H5647H5656H168H415031This is their duty as they perform service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,H4931H4853H5656H168H4150H7175H4908H1280H5982H13432as 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.H5982H2691H5439H134H3489H4340H3627H5656H8034H6485H3627H4931H485333This 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."H5656H4940H1121H4847H5656H168H4150H3027H385H1121H175H354834Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.H4872H175H5387H5712H6485H1121H6956H4940H1004H135All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H935H6635H5656H168H415036counted by clans, were 2,750.H6485H4940H505H7651H3967H257237This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD'S command through Moses.H6485H4940H6956H5647H168H4150H4872H175H6485H6310H3068H3027H487238The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.H6485H1121H1648H4940H1004H139All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H935H6635H5656H168H415040counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.H6485H4940H1004H1H505H8337H3967H797041This 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.H6485H4940H1121H1648H5647H168H4150H4872H175H6485H6310H306842The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.H6485H4940H1121H4847H4940H1004H143All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,H7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H935H6635H5656H168H415044counted by their clans, were 3,200.H6485H4940H7969H505H396745This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD'S command through Moses.H6485H4940H1121H4847H4872H175H6485H6310H3068H3027H487246So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.H6485H3881H4872H175H5387H3478H6485H4940H1004H147All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of MeetingH7970H8141H1121H4605H2572H8141H1121H935H5647H5656H5656H4853H168H415048numbered 8,580.H6485H8083H505H2568H3967H808449At 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.H6310H3068H6485H3027H4872H376H376H5656H4853H6485H3068H6680H4872