Numbers 4:1

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 4:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron
After they had taken the number of the Levites, and made an exchange of the firstborn of Israel for them; and now they are ordered to number them a second time, and take out from them such as were fit for service:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 4:1 In-Context

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi.

3 List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.

4 “The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.

5 When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it.