< Numbers 4 >
1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron to/for to say
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 to lift: count [obj] head: count son: descendant/people Kohath from midst son: descendant/people Levi to/for family their to/for house: household father their
“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
3 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for to make: do work in/on/with tent meeting
men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
4 this service: ministry son: descendant/people Kohath in/on/with tent meeting holiness [the] holiness
This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
5 and to come (in): come Aaron and son: child his in/on/with to set out [the] camp and to go down [obj] curtain [the] covering and to cover in/on/with her [obj] ark [the] testimony
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.
6 and to give: put upon him covering skin leather and to spread garment entire blue from to/for above [to] and to set: put alone: pole his
They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
7 and upon table [the] face to spread garment blue and to give: put upon him [obj] [the] dish and [obj] [the] palm: dish and [obj] [the] bowl and [obj] jug [the] drink offering and food: bread [the] continually upon him to be
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.
8 and to spread upon them garment worm scarlet and to cover [obj] him in/on/with covering skin leather and to set: put [obj] alone: pole his
And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
9 and to take: take garment blue and to cover [obj] lampstand [the] light and [obj] lamp her and [obj] tong her and [obj] censer her and [obj] all article/utensil oil her which to minister to/for her in/on/with them
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.
10 and to give: put [obj] her and [obj] all article/utensil her to(wards) covering skin leather and to give: put upon [the] yoke
Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
11 and upon altar [the] gold to spread garment blue and to cover [obj] him in/on/with covering skin leather and to set: put [obj] alone: pole his
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
12 and to take: take [obj] all article/utensil [the] ministry which to minister in/on/with them in/on/with holiness and to give: put to(wards) garment blue and to cover [obj] them in/on/with covering skin leather and to give: put upon [the] yoke
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.
13 and to prosper [obj] [the] altar and to spread upon him garment purple
Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
14 and to give: put upon him [obj] all article/utensil his which to minister upon him in/on/with them [obj] [the] censer [obj] [the] fork and [obj] [the] shovel and [obj] [the] bowl all article/utensil [the] altar and to spread upon him covering skin leather and to set: put alone: pole his
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.
15 and to end: finish Aaron and son: child his to/for to cover [obj] [the] holiness and [obj] all article/utensil [the] holiness in/on/with to set out [the] camp and after so to come (in): come son: child Kohath to/for to lift: bear and not to touch to(wards) [the] holiness and to die these burden son: child Kohath in/on/with tent meeting
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.
16 and punishment Eleazar son: child Aaron [the] priest oil [the] light and incense [the] spice and offering [the] continually and oil [the] anointing punishment all [the] tabernacle and all which in/on/with him in/on/with holiness and in/on/with article/utensil his
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.”
17 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron to/for to say
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
18 not to cut: eliminate [obj] tribe family [the] Kohathite from midst [the] Levi
“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
19 and this to make: do to/for them and to live and not to die in/on/with to approach: approach they [obj] holiness [the] holiness Aaron and son: child his to come (in): come and to set: appoint [obj] them man man upon service: ministry his and to(wards) burden his
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.
20 and not to come (in): come to/for to see: see like/as to swallow up [obj] [the] holiness and to die
But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”
21 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
And the LORD said to Moses,
22 to lift: count [obj] head: count son: descendant/people Gershon also they(masc.) to/for house: household father their to/for family their
“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,
23 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] till son: aged fifty year to reckon: list [obj] them all [the] to come (in): come to/for to serve army: duty to/for to serve: minister service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
24 this service family [the] Gershonite to/for to serve and to/for burden
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
25 and to lift: bear [obj] curtain [the] tabernacle and [obj] tent meeting covering his and covering [the] leather which upon him from to/for above [to] and [obj] covering entrance tent meeting
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,
26 and [obj] curtain [the] court and [obj] covering entrance gate [the] court which upon [the] tabernacle and upon [the] altar around and [obj] cord their and [obj] all article/utensil service: ministry their and [obj] all which to make: do to/for them and to serve: minister
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.
27 upon lip: word Aaron and son: child his to be all service: ministry son: child [the] Gershonite to/for all burden their and to/for all service: ministry their and to reckon: overseer upon them in/on/with charge [obj] all burden their
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.
28 this service: ministry family son: descendant/people [the] Gershonite in/on/with tent meeting and charge their in/on/with hand: power Ithamar son: child Aaron [the] priest
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.
29 son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their to/for house: household father their to reckon: list [obj] them
As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,
30 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year to reckon: list them all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry tent meeting
from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
31 and this charge burden their to/for all service: ministry their in/on/with tent meeting board [the] tabernacle and bar his and pillar his and socket his
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,
32 and pillar [the] court around and socket their and peg their and cord their to/for all article/utensil their and to/for all service: work their and in/on/with name to reckon: list [obj] article/utensil charge burden their
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.
33 this service: ministry family son: descendant/people Merari to/for all service: ministry their in/on/with tent meeting in/on/with hand: power Ithamar son: child Aaron [the] priest
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.”
34 and to reckon: list Moses and Aaron and leader [the] congregation [obj] son: descendant/people [the] Kohathite to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,
35 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
36 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their thousand seven hundred and fifty
And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750.
37 these to reckon: list family [the] Kohathite all [the] to serve: minister in/on/with tent meeting which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses
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.
38 and to reckon: list son: descendant/people Gershon to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
39 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
40 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their to/for house: household father their thousand and six hundred and thirty
And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.
41 these to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Gershon all [the] to serve: minister in/on/with tent meeting which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip: word LORD
These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
42 and to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their to/for house: household father their
And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
43 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
44 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their three thousand and hundred
The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.
45 these to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Merari which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip: word LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses
These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses.
46 all [the] to reckon: list which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron and leader Israel [obj] [the] Levi to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites
47 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for to serve: minister service: ministry service: ministry and service: ministry burden in/on/with tent meeting
from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
48 and to be to reckon: list their eight thousand and five hundred and eighty
And the number of men was 8,580.
49 upon lip: word LORD to reckon: list [obj] them in/on/with hand: by Moses man man upon service: ministry his and upon burden his and to reckon: list his which to command LORD [obj] Moses
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.