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| 1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: | 1The LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 2"Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. | 2"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the descendants of Levi according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 3Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent 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 work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of 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 is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law. | 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 are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place. | 6They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles. |
| 7"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. | 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 are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 8They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles. |
| 9"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 olive oil used to supply 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 are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame. | 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 gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 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. |
| 12"They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame. | 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. |
| 13"They are to remove the ashes from the bronze 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. |
| 14Then 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 the durable leather and put the poles in place. | 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. |
| 15"After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and 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. | 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"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." | 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." |
| 17The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | 17Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 18"See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed 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. |
| 19So 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. | 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 the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die." | 20But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won't die." |
| 21The LORD said to Moses, | 21Then the LORD told Moses, |
| 22"Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. | 22"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes. |
| 23Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent 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." |
| 24"This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: | 24"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have: |
| 25They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, that is, the tent of meeting, its covering and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent 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 curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. | 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. |
| 27All 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. | 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 Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar 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"Count the Merarites by their clans and families. | 29"For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 30Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent 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. |
| 31As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases, | 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, |
| 32as 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. | 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 Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar 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." |
| 34Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families. | 34Moses, Aaron, and the congregational leaders numbered the descendants of Kohath according to their tribes and ancestral houses |
| 35All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 35from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 36counted by clans, were 2,750. | 36The total according to their tribe numbered 2,750 |
| 37This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through 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. |
| 38The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families. | 38The tribes and the ancestral houses of the descendants of Gershon were numbered |
| 39All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 39from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 40counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. | 40The total according to their tribes and ancestral house numbered 2,630 |
| 41This 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. | 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. |
| 42The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. | 42The tribes and ancestral house of Merari were numbered |
| 43All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, | 43from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. |
| 44counted by their clans, were 3,200. | 44The total according to their tribes numbered 3,200 |
| 45This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through 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. |
| 46So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families. | 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 |
| 47All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting | 47from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting |
| 48numbered 8,580. | 48was 8,580. |
| 49At 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. | 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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