| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households, | 2"Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 3from thirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. | 3men from thirty years old to fifty years old--everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting. |
| 4"This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things. | 4"The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects. |
| 5"When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it; | 5Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening curtain, and cover the ark of the testimony with it. |
| 6and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert its poles. | 6They are to place over this a covering made of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles. |
| 7"Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the sacrificial bowls and the jars for the drink offering, and the continual bread shall be on it. | 7"They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to be on it. |
| 8"They shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its poles. | 8They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and insert the poles in the table. |
| 9"Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it; | 9"They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it. |
| 10and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin, and shall put it on the carrying bars. | 10Then they are to place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of fine leather and put them on the carrying frame. |
| 11"Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles; | 11"They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of fine leather, and insert its poles. |
| 12and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. | 12They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame. |
| 13"Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. | 13"They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, |
| 14"They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. | 14and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins--all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of fine leather over it and insert its poles. |
| 15"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. | 15"Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting. |
| 16"The responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering and the anointing oil-- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings." | 16"Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils." |
| 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 18"Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. | 18"Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be wiped out from the Levites. |
| 19"But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; | 19Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and transportation duty. |
| 20but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die." | 20The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects as they are covered or they will die." |
| 21Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 21The LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 22"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' households, by their families; | 22"Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral families and their clans. |
| 23from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. | 23Register men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at the tent of meeting. |
| 24"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: | 24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties: |
| 25they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, | 25They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of fine leather on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting, |
| 26and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the doorway of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, they shall perform. | 26the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. They will carry out everything that needs to be done with these items. |
| 27"All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their loads and in all their work, shall be performed at the command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. | 27"All the service of the Gershonites, all their transportation duties and all their other work, is to be done at the command of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry. |
| 28"This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. | 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
| 29"As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' households; | 29"As for the Merarites, you are to register them by their clans and their ancestral families. |
| 30from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. | 30Register men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who is qualified to do the work of the tent of meeting. |
| 31"Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets, | 31This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, pillars, and bases, |
| 32and the pillars around the court and their sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items he is to carry. | 32the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry. |
| 33"This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest." | 33This is the service of the Merarite clans regarding all their work at the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest." |
| 34So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers' households, | 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 35from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. | 35men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 36Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. | 36The men registered by their clans numbered 2,750. |
| 37These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD through Moses. | 37These were the registered men of the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 38The numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers' households, | 38The Gershonites were registered by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 39from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. | 39men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 40Their numbered men by their families, by their fathers' households, were 2,630. | 40The men registered by their clans and their ancestral families numbered 2,630. |
| 41These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD. | 41These were the registered men of the Gershonite clans. At the LORD's command Moses and Aaron registered everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. |
| 42The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers' households, | 42The men of the Merarite clans were registered by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 43from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. | 43those from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 44Their numbered men by their families were 3,200. | 44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200. |
| 45These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD through Moses. | 45These were the registered men of the Merarite clans; Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 46All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers' households, | 46Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 47from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting. | 47from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified to do the work of serving at the tent of meeting and transporting it. |
| 48Their numbered men were 8,580. | 48Their registered men numbered 8,580. |
| 49According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses, they were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 49At the LORD's command they were registered under the direction of Moses, each one according to his work and transportation duty, and his assignment was as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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