Numbers 4

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 Take the sum of the sons of Kehath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by their divisions,

Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that are fitted for the service, to do work at the tabernacle of the congregation.

All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kehath at the tabernacle of the congregation: The most holy things.

And this is to be the work of the sons of Kohath in connection with the most holy things.

5 And Aaron shall come with his sons, when the camp setteth forward, and they shall take down the vail of the separation, and cover therewith the ark of the testimony;

When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

6 And they shall put over it a covering of badgers' skins, and they shall spread over all a cloth wholly of blue [woollen yarn], and they shall put in its staves.

And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.

7 And over the table of the showbread shall they spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the tubes, and the staves of the covering; and the continual bread shall be thereon:

And on the table of the holy bread they are to put a blue cloth, and on it all the vessels, the spoons and the basins and the cups; and the holy bread with them;

8 And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins; and they shall put in its staves.

And over them they are to put a red cloth, covering it with a leather cover, and putting its rods in their places.

9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the lighting, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, and all the oil-vessels thereof, wherewith they minister by it:

And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

10 And they shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of badgers' skins, and they shall put it upon a barrow.

All these they are to put in a leather cover, and put it on the frame.

11 And over the golden altar shall they spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins; and they shall put in its staves.

On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.

12 And they shall take all the vessels of the service, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins; and they shall put them on a barrow.

All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.

13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread over it a cloth of purple;

And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;

14 And they shall put upon it all its vessels, wherewith they minister upon it, the fire-pans, the forks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread over it a covering of badgers' skins, and put in its staves.

Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.

15 And when Aaron and his sons have thus made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward: then shall, after that, the sons of Kehath come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die; these are the things which the sons of Kehath are to carry at the tabernacle of the congregation.

And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.

16 And under the supervision of Elazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the lighting, and the incense of spices, and the daily meat-offering, and the anointing-oil; the supervision of all the tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its vessels.

And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

18 Do ye not cause the tribe of the families of the Kehathites to be cut off from among the Levites;

Do not let the family of the Kohathites be cut off 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;

But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

20 That they may not go in to see when the holy things are covered, and die.

But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.

21 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, by their divisions, after their families;

Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that are fitted for the service, to do work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

24 This shall be the service of the families of the Gershunites, to serve, and to carry:

This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.

25 They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and of the tent of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is over it above, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

They are to take up the curtains of the House, and the Tent of meeting with its cover and the leather cover over it, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of meeting;

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 vessels of their service; and all that is delivered to them shall they perform.

And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, with the cords and all the things used for them; whatever is necessary for these, they are to do.

27 By the order of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershunites, in all their carrying, and in all their service: and ye shall designate unto them in charge all which they have to carry.

From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.

28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershunites at the tabernacle of the congregation; their charge shall be under the supervision of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

29 The sons of Merari, shalt thou number after their families, by their divisions;

The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

30 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, shalt thou number them, every one that is fitted for the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Every one from thirty to fifty years old who is able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

31 And this is what is confided to them to carry, regarding all their service at the tabernacle of the congregation: The boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,

And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases;

32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and all which belongeth thereto; and by name shall ye designate [to them] the vessels which are confided to them to carry.

And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.

33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, regarding all their service, at the tabernacle of the congregation, under the supervision of Ithamar the son of Aaron, the priest.

This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

34 And Moses with Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kehathites after their families, and after their divisions,

So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

35 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, every one that was fitted for the service, for the work at the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbering all those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting;

36 And those that were numbered of them after their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

And the number of all these was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.

37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kehathites, all that could do service at the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses with Aaron numbered by the order of the Lord through the hand of Moses.

This is the number of those of the Kohathites who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and after their divisions,

And those of the sons of Gershon who were numbered by families,

39 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, every one that was fitted for the service, for the work at the tabernacle of the congregation,

All those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting,

40 Even those that were numbered of them, after their families, after their divisions, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

Who were numbered by families in the order of their fathers' houses, were two thousand, six hundred and thirty.

41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that could do service at the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses with Aaron numbered by the order of the Lord.

This is the number of the sons of Gershon who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, after their divisions,

And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

43 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, every one that was fitted for the service, for the work at the tabernacle of the congregation.

All those from thirty to fifty years old who did the work in the Tent of meeting,

44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

Who were numbered by families, were three thousand, two hundred.

45 These are those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses with Aaron numbered by the order of the Lord through the hand of Moses.

This is the number of the sons of Merari, numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses with Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, after their families, and after their divisions,

And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

47 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the carrying at the tabernacle of the congregation,

Those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work of the Tent of meeting and of its transport,

48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and eighty.

Came to eight thousand, five hundred and eighty.

49 By the order of the Lord through the hand of Moses, did he appoint them, every one to his proper service, and to his proper carrying: and they were numbered, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

At the order of the Lord they were numbered by Moses, every one in relation to his work and to his part in the transport; so they were numbered by Moses at the order of the Lord.