And the LORD spake
unto Moses
and unto Aaron
, saying
,
Take the sum
of the sons
of Kohath
from among
the sons
of Levi
, after their families
, by the house
of their fathers
,
From thirty years
old
and upward
even until fifty
years
old
, all that enter
into the host
, to do
the work
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
This shall be the service of the sons
of Kohath
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
, about the most
holy things
:
And when the camp setteth forward
, Aaron
shall come
, and his sons
, and they shall take down
the covering
vail
, and cover
the ark
of testimony
with it:
And shall put thereon the covering
of badgers
' skins
, and shall spread
over
it a cloth
wholly
of blue
, and shall put
in the staves
thereof.
And upon the table of shewbread
they shall spread
a cloth
of blue
, and put
thereon the dishes
, and the spoons
, and the bowls
, and covers
to cover withal
: and the continual
bread
shall be thereon:
And they shall spread upon them a cloth
of scarlet
, and cover
the same with a covering
of badgers
' skins
, and shall put
in the staves
thereof.
And they shall take a cloth
of blue
, and cover
the candlestick
of the light
, and his lamps
, and his tongs
, and his snuffdishes
, and all the oil
vessels
thereof, wherewith they minister
unto it:
And they shall put it and all the vessels
thereof within a covering
of badgers
' skins
, and shall put
it upon a bar
.
And upon the golden altar
they shall spread
a cloth
of blue
, and cover
it with a covering
of badgers
' skins
, and shall put
to the staves
thereof:
And they shall take all the instruments
of ministry
, wherewith they minister
in the sanctuary
, and put
them in a cloth
of blue
, and cover
them with a covering
of badgers
' skins
, and shall put
them on a bar
:
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar
, and spread
a purple
cloth
thereon:
And they shall put upon it all the vessels
thereof, wherewith they minister
about it, even the censers
, the fleshhooks
, and the shovels
, and the basons
, all the vessels
of the altar
; and they shall spread
upon it a covering
of badgers
' skins
, and put
to the staves
of it.
And when Aaron and his sons
have made an end
of covering
the sanctuary
, and all the vessels
of the sanctuary
, as the camp
is to set forward
; after
that, the sons
of Kohath
shall come
to bear
it : but they shall not touch
any holy thing
, lest they die
. These things are the burden
of the sons
of Kohath
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
And to the office of Eleazar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
pertaineth the oil
for the light
, and the sweet
incense
, and the daily
meat offering
, and the anointing
oil
, and the oversight
of all the tabernacle
, and of all that therein is , in the sanctuary
, and in the vessels
thereof.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
and unto Aaron
, saying
,
Cut ye not off the tribe
of the families
of the Kohathites
from among
the Levites
:
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 they shall not go in to see
when the holy things
are covered
, lest they die
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Take also the sum
of the sons
of Gershon
, throughout the houses
of their fathers
, by their families
;
From thirty years
old
and upward
until fifty
years
old
shalt thou number
them; all that enter in
to perform
the service
, to do
the work
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
This is the service of the families
of the Gershonites
, to serve
, and for burdens
:
And they shall bear the curtains
of the tabernacle
, and the tabernacle
of the congregation
, his covering
, and the covering
of the badgers
' skins that is above
upon it, and the hanging
for the door
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
,
And the hangings of the court
, and the hanging
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 all that is made
for them: so shall they serve
.
At the appointment of Aaron
and his sons
shall be all the service
of the sons
of the Gershonites
, in all their burdens
, and in all their service
: and ye shall appoint
unto them in charge
all their burdens
.
This is the service of the families
of the sons
of Gershon
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
: and their charge
shall be under the hand
of Ithamar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
.
As for the sons of Merari
, thou shalt number
them after their families
, by the house
of their fathers
;
From thirty years
old
and upward
even unto fifty
years
old
shalt thou number
them, every one that entereth
into the service
, to do
the work
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
And this is the charge of their burden
, according to all their service
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
; the boards
of the tabernacle
, and the bars
thereof, and the pillars
thereof, and sockets
thereof,
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 reckon
the instruments
of the charge
of their burden
.
This is the service of the families
of the sons
of Merari
, according to all their service
, in the tabernacle
of the congregation
, under the hand
of Ithamar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
.
And Moses and Aaron
and the chief
of the congregation
numbered
the sons
of the Kohathites
after their families
, and after the house
of their fathers
,
From thirty years
old
and upward
even unto fifty
years
old
, every one that entereth
into the service
, for the work
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
:
And those that were numbered of them by their families
were two thousand
seven
hundred
and fifty
.
These were they that were numbered of the families
of the Kohathites
, all that might do service
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
, which Moses
and Aaron
did number
according to the commandment
of the LORD
by the hand
of Moses
.
And those that were numbered of the sons
of Gershon
, throughout their families
, and by the house
of their fathers
,
From thirty years
old
and upward
even unto fifty
years
old
, every one that entereth
into the service
, for the work
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
,
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families
, by the house
of their fathers
, were two thousand
and six
hundred
and thirty
.
These are they that were numbered of the families
of the sons
of Gershon
, of all that might do service
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
, whom Moses
and Aaron
did number
according to the commandment
of the LORD
.
And those that were numbered of the families
of the sons
of Merari
, throughout their families
, by the house
of their fathers
,
From thirty years
old
and upward
even unto fifty
years
old
, every one that entereth
into the service
, for the work
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
,
Even those that were numbered of them after their families
, were three
thousand
and two hundred
.
These be those that 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
.
All those that were numbered of the Levites
, whom Moses
and Aaron
and the chief
of Israel
numbered
, after their families
, and after the house
of their fathers
,
From thirty years
old
and upward
even unto fifty
years
old
, every one that came
to do
the service of the ministry
, and the service
of the burden
in the tabernacle
of the congregation
,
Even those that were numbered of them, were eight
thousand
and five
hundred
and fourscore
.
According to the commandment of the LORD
they were numbered
by the hand
of Moses
, every
one
according to his service
, and according to his burden
: thus were they numbered
of him, as the LORD
commanded
Moses
.