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1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 Take a census of the Kohathites separate from the other Levites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
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"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and their fathers' houses,
3 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who qualify to do work relating to the tent of meeting.
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can enter the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
4 The service of the Kohathites relating to the tent of meeting concerns the most holy things.
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This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.
5 When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the screening curtain, and cover the ark of the covenant with it;
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When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;
6 then they shall put on it a covering of fine leather, and spread over that a cloth all of blue, and shall put its poles in place.
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then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin, and spread over that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.
7 Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular bread also shall be on it;
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And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put upon it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the continual bread also shall be on it;
8 then they shall spread over them a crimson cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place.
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then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
9 They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its snuffers, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied;
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And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its snuffers, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied:
10 and they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on the carrying frame.
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and they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it upon the carrying frame.
11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place;
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And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles;
12 and they shall take all the utensils of the service that are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
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and they shall take all the vessels of the service which are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of goatskin, and put them on the carrying frame.
13 They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it;
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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it;
14 and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place.
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and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the Kohathites shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, or they will die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the Kohathites are to carry.
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And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its utensils.
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"And Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the continual cereal offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels."
17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
18 You must not let the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites.
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"Let not the tribe of the families of the Ko'hathites be destroyed from among the Levites;
19 This is how you must deal with them in order that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each to a particular task or burden.
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but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden,
20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment; otherwise they will die.
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but they shall not go in to look upon the holy things even for a moment, lest they die."
21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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The LORD said to Moses,
22 Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral houses and by their clans;
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"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their families and their fathers' houses;
23 from thirty years old up to fifty years old you shall enroll them, all who qualify to do work in the tent of meeting.
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who can enter for service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
24 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
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This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
25 They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the outer covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
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they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, and all the equipment for their service; and they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.
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and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, and all the equipment for their service; and they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.
27 All the service of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry, and in all that they have to do; and you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.
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All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry, and in all that they have to do; and you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.
28 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites relating to the tent of meeting, and their responsibilities are to be under the oversight of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their work is to be under the oversight of Ith'amar the son of Aaron the priest.
29 As for the Merarites, you shall enroll them by their clans and their ancestral houses;
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"As for the sons of Merar'i, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;
30 from thirty years old up to fifty years old you shall enroll them, everyone who qualifies to do the work of the tent of meeting.
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, every one that can enter the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting.
31 This is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,
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And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,
32 and the pillars of the court all around with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their related service; and you shall assign by name the objects that they are required to carry.
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and the pillars of the court round about with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories; and you shall assign by name the objects which they are required to carry.
33 This is the service of the clans of the Merarites, the whole of their service relating to the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Merar'i, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ith'amar the son of Aaron the priest."
34 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation enrolled the Kohathites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
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And Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Ko'hathites, by their families and their fathers' houses,
35 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who qualified for work relating to the tent of meeting;
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting;
36 and their enrollment by clans was two thousand seven hundred fifty.
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and their number by families was two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37 This was the enrollment of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served at the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.
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This was the number of the families of the Ko'hathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
38 The enrollment of the Gershonites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
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The number of the sons of Gershon, by their families and their fathers' houses,
39 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who qualified for work relating to the tent of meeting—
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting--
40 their enrollment by their clans and their ancestral houses was two thousand six hundred thirty.
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their number by their families and their fathers' houses was two thousand six hundred and thirty.
41 This was the enrollment of the clans of the Gershonites, all who served at the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord.
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This was the number of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD.
42 The enrollment of the clans of the Merarites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
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The number of the families of the sons of Merar'i, by their families and their fathers' houses,
43 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who qualified for work relating to the tent of meeting—
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting--
44 their enrollment by their clans was three thousand two hundred.
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their number by families was three thousand two hundred.
45 This is the enrollment of the clans of the Merarites, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.
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These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merar'i, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
46 All those who were enrolled of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel enrolled, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
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All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and their fathers' houses,
47 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who qualified to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens relating to the tent of meeting,
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from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
48 their enrollment was eight thousand five hundred eighty.
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those who were numbered of them were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
49 According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were appointed to their several tasks of serving or carrying; thus they were enrolled by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses they were appointed, each to his task of serving or carrying; thus they were numbered by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.