Numbers 4:1

The Duties of the Kohathites

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ¹

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 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,

3 men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

4 This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most 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.

Cross References

• 1. (Numbers 3:27–32; 1 Chronicles 23:12–20)