[1] The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, [2] "Take a census of the sons of
Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and their fathers'
houses, [3] from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can enter
the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. [4] This is the service
of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. [5]
When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down
the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it; [6]
then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin, and spread over that a
cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles. [7] And over the table of
the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put upon
it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the
drink offering; the continual bread also shall be on it; [8] then they
shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a
covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. [9] And they shall take a
cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its
snuffers, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied:
[10] and they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin
and put it upon the carrying frame. [11] And over the golden altar they
shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and
shall put in its poles; [12] and they shall take all the vessels of the
service which are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue,
and cover them with a covering of goatskin, and put them on the carrying
frame. [13] And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a
purple cloth over it; [14] and they shall put on it all the utensils of the
altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the
shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall
spread upon it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. [15] And
when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the
furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of
Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things,
lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting which the sons
of Kohath are to carry. [16] "And Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest
shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the
continual cereal offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of all
the tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels."
[17] The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, [18] "Let not the tribe of the
families of the Ko'hathites be destroyed from among the Levites; [19] but
deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to
the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each
to his task and to his burden, [20] but they shall not go in to look upon
the holy things even for a moment, lest they die." [21] The LORD said to
Moses, [22] "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their families
and their fathers' houses; [23] from thirty years old up to fifty years
old, you shall number them, all who can enter for service, to do the work
in the tent of meeting. [24] This is the service of the families of the
Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: [25] they shall carry the
curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and
the covering of goatskin that is on top of it, and the screen for the door
of the tent of meeting, [26] and the hangings of the court, and the screen
for the entrance 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 they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them. [27] All
the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron
and his sons, in all that they are to carry, and in all that they have to
do; and you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry. [28]
This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the
tent of meeting, and their work is to be under the oversight of Ith'amar
the son of Aaron the priest. [29] "As for the sons of Merar'i, you shall
number them by their families and their fathers' houses; [30] from thirty
years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, every one that can
enter the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting. [31] And this is
what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent
of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and
bases, [32] and the pillars of the court round about with their bases,
pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories; and
you shall assign by name the objects which they are required to carry. [33]
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merar'i, the whole of
their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ith'amar the son of
Aaron the priest." [34] And Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the
congregation numbered the sons of the Ko'hathites, by their families and
their fathers' houses, [35] from thirty years old up to fifty years old,
every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting;
[36] and their number by families was two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
[37] This was the number of the families of the Ko'hathites, all who served
in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the
commandment of the LORD by Moses. [38] The number of the sons of Gershon,
by their families and their fathers' houses, [39] from thirty years old up
to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service for work in the
tent of meeting-- [40] their number by their families and their fathers'
houses was two thousand six hundred and thirty. [41] This was the number of
the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD.
[42] The number of the families of the sons of Merar'i, by their families
and their fathers' houses, [43] from thirty years old up to fifty years
old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of
meeting-- [44] their number by families was three thousand two hundred.
[45] These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of
Merar'i, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the
LORD by Moses. [46] All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses
and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and their
fathers' houses, [47] from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every
one that could enter to do the work of service and the work of bearing
burdens in the tent of meeting, [48] those who were numbered of them were
eight thousand five hundred and eighty. [49] According to the commandment
of the LORD through Moses they were appointed, each to his task of serving
or carrying; thus they were numbered by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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