Numbers 4
1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses and to Aaron saying.
2 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
Lift up [the] head of [the] descendants of Kohath from among [the] descendants of Levi to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their.
3 men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] every [one who] comes for the service to do work in [the] tent of meeting.
4 This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
This [is] [the] service of [the] descendants of Kohath in [the] tent of meeting [the] holy thing of the holy things.
5 Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
And he will go Aaron and sons his when sets out the camp and they will take down [the] curtain of the screen and they will cover with it [the] ark of the testimony.
6 They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
And they will put over it a covering of skin of dolphin and they will spread out a covering of an entirety of violet stuff from to above and they will put in poles its.
7 Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
And over - [the] table of the presence they will spread out a covering of violet stuff and they will put on it the dishes and the pans and the bowls and [the] jugs of the drink offering and [the] bread of continuity on it it will be.
8 And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
And they will spread out over them a covering of scarlet stuff of scarlet and they will cover it with a covering of skin of dolphin and they will put in poles its.
9 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
And they will take - a covering of violet stuff and they will cover [the] lampstand of the light and lamps its and tongs its and fire-pans its and all [the] vessels of oil its which they will serve it by them.
10 Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
And they will put it and all articles its into a covering of skin of dolphin and they will put [it] on the carrying frame.
11 Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
And over - [the] altar of gold they will spread out a covering of violet stuff and they will cover it with a covering of skin of dolphin and they will put in poles its.
12 They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
And they will take all [the] articles of service which they will serve by them in the holy place and they will put [them] into a covering of violet stuff and they will cover them with a covering of skin of dolphin and they will put [them] on the carrying frame.
13 Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
And they will take away [the] ashes from the altar and they will spread out over it a covering of purple cloth.
14 and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.
And they will put on it all articles its which they will serve at it by them the fire-pans the forks and the shovels and the bowls all [the] articles of the altar and they will spread out over it a covering of skin of dolphin and they will put in poles its.
15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
And he will finish Aaron and sons his to cover the holy place and all [the] articles of the holy place when sets out the camp and after thus they will come [the] descendants of Kohath to carry [them] and not they will touch the holy thing and they will die these [things] [are] [the] burden of [the] descendants of Kohath in [the] tent of meeting.
16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
And [the] oversight of Eleazar - [the] son of Aaron the priest [is] [the] oil of the light and [the] incense of the perfume and [the] grain offering of continuity and [the] oil of anointing [the] oversight of all the tabernacle and all that [is] in it with [the] holy place and with equipment its.
17 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses and to Aaron saying.
18 “Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
May not you cut off [the] tribe of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] from among the Levites.
19 In order 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 in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
And this - do for them and they will live and not they will die when draw near they [the] holy thing of the holy things Aaron and sons his they will go and they will appoint them a man a man on service his and to burden his.
20 But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”
And not they will go to see as a swallowing the holy thing and they will die.
21 And the LORD said to Moses,
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
22 “Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,
Lift up [the] head of [the] descendants of Gershon also they to [the] house of ancestors their to clans their.
23 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards to a son of fifty year[s] you will enroll them every [one who] goes to serve service to serve service in [the] tent of meeting.
24 This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
This [is] [the] service of [the] clans of the Gershonite[s] to serve and for carrying.
25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
And they will carry [the] curtains of the tabernacle and [the] tent of meeting covering its and [the] covering of the dolphin which [is] over it from to above and [the] screen of [the] entrance of [the] tent of meeting.
26 the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
And [the] curtains of the courtyard and [the] screen of - [the] entrance of - [the] gate of the courtyard which [is] at the tabernacle and at the altar all around and ropes their and all [the] articles of service their and all that it will be done for them and they will serve.
27 All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
On [the] mouth of Aaron and sons his it will be all [the] service of [the] descendants of the Gershonite[s] for all carrying their and for all service their and you will assign to them a duty all carrying their.
28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
This [is] [the] service of [the] clans of [the] descendants of the Gershonite[s] in [the] tent of meeting and duty their [is] in [the] hand of Ithamar [the] son of Aaron the priest.
29 As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,
[the] descendants of Merari to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their you will enroll them.
30 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] you will enroll them every [one who] comes for the service to serve [the] service of [the] tent of meeting.
31 This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
And this [is] [the] duty of carrying their for all service their in [the] tent of meeting [the] frames of the tabernacle and bars its and pillars its and bases its.
32 and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.
And [the] pillars of the courtyard all around and bases their and tent pegs their and ropes their to all articles their and to all service their and by names you will assign [the] equipment of [the] duty of carrying their.
33 This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
This [is] [the] service of [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari to all service their in [the] tent of meeting in [the] hand of Ithamar [the] son of Aaron the priest.
34 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,
And he enrolled Moses and Aaron and [the] leaders of the congregation [the] descendants of the Kohathite[s] to clans their and to [the] house of ancestors their.
35 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] every [one who] comes for the service for service in [the] tent of meeting.
36 And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750.
And they were enrolled [men] their to clans their two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37 These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
These [were] [the] enrolled [men] of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] every [one who] serves in [the] tent of meeting whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron on [the] mouth of Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses.
38 Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
And [the] enrolled [men] of [the] descendants of Gershon to clans their and to [the] house of ancestors their.
39 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] every [one who] comes for the service for service in [the] tent of meeting.
40 And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.
And they were enrolled [men] their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
41 These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
These [were] [the] enrolled [men] of [the] clans of [the] descendants of Gershon every [one who] serves in [the] tent of meeting whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron on [the] mouth of Yahweh.
42 And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
And [the] enrolled [men] of [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their.
43 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] every [one who] comes for the service for service in [the] tent of meeting.
44 The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.
And they were enrolled [men] their to clans their three thousand and two hundred.
45 These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses.
These [were] [the] enrolled [men] of [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron on [the] mouth of Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites
All those enrolled whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron and [the] leaders of Israel the Levites to clans their and to [the] house of ancestors their.
47 from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
From a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and to a son of fifty year[s] every [one who] comes to serve a service of a service and a service of carrying in [the] tent of meeting.
48 And the number of men was 8,580.
And they were enrolled [men] their eight thousand and five hundred and eighty.
49 At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
On [the] mouth of Yahweh someone enrolled them by [the] hand of Moses a man a man on service his and on burden his and enrolled [men] his whom he had commanded Yahweh Moses.
