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and place on it all the utensils required for their altar service-the fire pans, meat-hooks, shovels, basins and other utensils for the altar. Then they are to spread over it a fine leather covering and insert its carrying-poles.
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When Aharon and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy utensils, when the camp is about to move forward, then the descendants of K'hat are to come and carry them. But they are not to touch the holy things, so that they won't die. These things are the responsibility of the descendants of K'hat in the tent of meeting.
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"El'azar the son of Aharon the cohen is to be responsible for the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the continuing grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings."
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ADONAI said to Moshe and Aharon,
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"Do not cut off the clan of K'hat from among the L'vi'im;
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rather, do this for them, so that they will live and not die: when they approach the especially holy things, Aharon and his sons are to go in -and you are to assign each one his task;
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but the descendants of K'hat are not to go in and look at the holy things as they are being covered; if they do, they will die."
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"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by clans and families;
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count all those between thirty and fifty years old, all who will enter the corps doing the work of serving in the tent of meeting.
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"The Gershon families are to be responsible for serving and for transporting loads.