Numbers 4 Study Notes

4:17-20 Violation of the Holiness Code, even for the Kohathites, was punishable by death. The priests were to carefully supervise the Kohathites lest they violate their instructions and be wiped out.

4:21-28 See Ex 26:1-14,36-37 for a detailed description of the tabernacle curtains and other items.

4:29-33 The service of the Merarites involved the dismantling of the tabernacle and tent framework after the Gershonites had removed the curtains and coverings.

4:34-49 This section summarizes the census of the three clans of the Levites.