“1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Take the
sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, 3 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. 4 This [shall be] the
service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation,
[about] the most holy things: 5 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: 6 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. 7 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: 8 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. 9 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: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels
thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put [it] upon a
bar. 11 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: 12 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: 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar,
and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14 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. 15 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. 16 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. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,
saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites
from among the Levites: 19 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: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are
covered, lest they die.”
“21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the
sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their
families; 23 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. 24 This [is] the service
of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25 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, 26 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. 27 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. 28 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. 29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt
number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 30 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. 31 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, 32 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. 33 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.”
“34 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, 35 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: 36 And those that were numbered of them
by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 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. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon,
throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 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, 40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their
families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six
hundred and thirty. 41 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. 42 And those that were
numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their
families, by the house of their fathers, 43 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, 44 Even
those that were numbered of them after their families, were three
thousand and two hundred. 45 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. 46 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, 47
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, 48 Even those that were
numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 49
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.”
(Nu 4:1-49 AV)
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