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Numbers 4

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1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

2 Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites by their clans and their households,

3 from 30 to 50 years old, all who are eligible for service to do the work of the meeting tent.

4 These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites in the meeting tent: the most holy things.

5 When it's time to break camp, Aaron and his sons will enter and take down the screening curtain, and they will cover the chest containing the covenant with it.

6 Then they will place a covering of fine leather on it. They will spread a whole cloth of blue over it, and they will set its poles in place.

7 They will spread a blue cloth on the presentation table and place on it the plates, the dishes, the bowls, and the container for the drink offering. The usual bread will be on it.

8 They will spread on them a red cloth, cover it with fine leather, and set its poles in place.

9 They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, its lamps, its extinguishers, its trays, and all the containers for oil that are used in its service.

10 They will place it and its equipment in a covering of fine leather, and then place it on the carrying frame.

11 They will spread a blue cloth on the gold altar and cover it with fine leather.

12 They will take all the service equipment used in the sanctuary, place it in a blue cloth, and cover it with fine leather. Then they will place it on the carrying frame.

13 They will remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on it.

14 They will place on it all the equipment used for servicing it, the censers, the meat fork, the shovels, the bowls, all the equipment of the altar. They will spread a covering of fine leather over it and then set its poles in place.

15 Aaron and his sons will finish covering the sanctuary and all the equipment of the sanctuary when it is time to break camp. After that the Kohathites will enter to carry it, but they will not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These are the objects in the dwelling that the Kohathites are to carry.

16 But Eleazar son of Aaron the priest will have oversight of the oil for lighting, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, as well as oversight of the entire dwelling and everything in it related to the sanctuary and its equipment.

17 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

18 You must not let the tribe of the Kohathite clans be eliminated from the Levites.

19 This is what you must do for them so that they stay alive and don't die when they approach the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will enter and assign each of them his work and his load.

20 But they may not enter to look at the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

21 The LORD spoke to Moses:

22 Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their households and their clans.

23 You will enroll those from 30 to 50 years old, all who are eligible for service to do work in the dwelling.

24 This is the duty of the Gershonite clans for work and for carrying the load:

25 They will carry the fabric of the dwelling, the meeting tent with its covering, the outer covering of fine leather, the screen for the entrance of the meeting tent,

26 the curtains of the courtyard, the screen of the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the meeting tent and the altar, their cords, and all their equipment for their work. They will do everything that needs to be done with these objects.

27 All the duties of the Gershonites for carrying their load and for their work will be at the command of Aaron and his sons. You will assign to them the responsibility to carry their load.

28 This is the work of the Gershonite clans in the dwelling. Their responsibility will be under Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

29 You will enroll the Merarites by their clans and their households.

30 You will enroll those from 30 to 50 years old, all who are eligible for service to do work in the meeting tent.

31 This is what they are responsible to carry as their work in the meeting tent: the frames of the meeting tent, its bars, pillars, and bases;

32 the pillars of the courtyard all around, with their bases, pegs, cords, and all the equipment used with them. You will list by name the objects they are required to carry.

33 This is the duty of the Merarite clans for all their work in the meeting tent under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

34 So Moses, Aaron, and the chiefs of the community enrolled the Kohathites by their clans and their households,

35 those from 30 to 50 years old who were eligible for work in the meeting tent.

36 Their enrollment by their clans was 2,750.

37 These are the enrolled of the Kohathite clans, all who worked in the meeting tent and whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the LORD's command through Moses.

38 The enrollment of the Gershonites by their clans and their households,

39 those 30 to 50 years old who were eligible for work in the meeting tent:

40 their enrollment by their clans and their households was 2,630.

41 These are the enrolled of the Gershonite clans, all who worked in the meeting tent, and whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the LORD's command.

42 The enrollment of the Merarite clans by their clans and their households,

43 those 30 to 50 years old who were eligible for work in the meeting tent:

44 their enrollment by their clans was 3,200.

45 These are the enrolled of the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the LORD's command through Moses.

46 All the enrolled Levites whom Moses, Aaron, and the chiefs of Israel enrolled by their clans and their households,

47 those 30 to 50 years old who were eligible to do the work and to carry the load of the meeting tent:

48 their enrollment was 8,580.

49 Each was enrolled by the LORD's command through Moses to work and to carry his load. Each was assigned just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

The Message Bible MSG

1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,

2 "Number the Kohathite line of Levites by clan and family.

3 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age, all who enter the ministry to work in the Tent of Meeting.

4 "This is the assigned work of the Kohathites in the Tent of Meeting: care of the most holy things.

5 "When the camp is ready to set out, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the covering curtain and cover the Chest of The Testimony with it.

6 Then they are to cover this with a dolphin skin, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert the poles.

7 "Then they are to spread a blue cloth on the Table of the Presence and set the Table with plates, incense dishes, bowls, and jugs for drink offerings. The bread that is always there stays on the Table.

8 They are to cover these with a scarlet cloth, and on top of that spread the dolphin skin, and insert the poles.

9 "They are to use a blue cloth to cover the light-giving Lampstand and the lamps, snuffers, trays, and the oil jars that go with it.

10 Then they are to wrap it all in a covering of dolphin skin and place it on a carrying frame.

11 "They are to spread a blue cloth over the Gold Altar and cover it with dolphin skins and place it on a carrying frame.

12 "They are to take all the articles used in ministering in the Sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with dolphin skins, and place them on a carrying frame.

13 "They are to remove the ashes from the Altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

14 They are to place on it all the articles used in ministering at the Altar - firepans, forks, shovels, bowls; everything used at the Altar - place them on the Altar, cover it with the dolphin skins, and insert the poles.

15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and the camp is ready to set out, the Kohathites are to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are in charge of carrying all the things that are in the Tent of Meeting.

16 "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."

17 God spoke to Moses and Aaron,

18 "Don't let the tribal families of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites.

19 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.

20 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

21 God spoke to Moses:

22 "Number the Gershonites by tribes according to their ancestral families.

23 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who enter the ministry of work in the Tent of Meeting.

24 "The Gershonites by family and clan will serve by carrying heavy loads:

25 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;

26 the cords; and all the equipment used in its ministries. The Gershonites have the job of doing the work connected with these things.

27 All their work of lifting and carrying and moving is to be done under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. Assign them specifically what they are to carry.

28 This is the work of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise their work. Duties of the Merarites

29 "Number the Merarites by their ancestral families.

30 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who enter the ministry of work at the Tent of Meeting.

31 "This is their assigned duty as they go to work at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of The Dwelling, its crossbars, posts, and bases,

32 as well as the posts of the surrounding Courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, cords, and all the equipment related to their use. Assign to each man exactly what he is to carry.

33 This is the ministry of the Merarite clans as they work at the Tent of Meeting under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."

34 Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation counted the Kohathites by clan and family.

35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,

36 counted by clans, were 2,750.

37 This was the total from the Kohathite clans who served in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them just as God had commanded through Moses.

38 The Gershonites were counted by clan and family.

39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,

40 counted by clan and family, were 2,630.

41 This was the total from the Gershonite clans who served in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them just as God had commanded.

42 The Merarites were counted by clan and family.

43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,

44 counted by clan, were 3,200.

45 This was the total from the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them just as God had commanded through Moses.

46 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by clan and family.

47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting

48 numbered 8,580.

49 At God's command through Moses, each man was assigned his work and told what to carry. And that's the story of their numbering, as God commanded Moses.