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"Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, is to be in charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular Grain-Offering, and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire Dwelling and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles."
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God spoke to Moses and Aaron,
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"Don't let the tribal families of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites.
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Protect them so they will live and not die when they come near the most holy things. To protect them, Aaron and his sons are to precede them into the Sanctuary and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
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But the Kohathites themselves must not go in to look at the holy things, not even a glance at them, or they will die." Duties of the Gershonites
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"Number the Gershonites by tribes according to their ancestral families.
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Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who enter the ministry of work in the Tent of Meeting.
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"The Gershonites by family and clan will serve by carrying heavy loads:
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the curtains of the Sanctuary and the Tent of Meeting; the covering of the Tent and the outer covering of dolphin skins; the screens for the entrance to the Tent;
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the cords; and all the equipment used in its ministries. The Gershonites have the job of doing the work connected with these things.