Previous     Next       Play // Stop Sound    

          DASV: Numbers 4    

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,
by their families and clans,
3 from thirty to fifty years old, all who qualify to do the work
in the Tent of Meeting.
4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting,
relating to the most holy things.
5 When the camp sets out to travel, Aaron and his sons shall go
in and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of
the Testimony with it.
6 Then they must put over it a covering of fine goatskin leather
and over that spread a cloth of solid blue and put its carrying
poles into place.
7 Over the table of bread of the Presence they are to spread a blue
cloth, and put on it the plates, incense dishes, bowls and drink
offering pitchers; and the permanent bread of the Presence is to
remain on it.
8 Then they are to spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the
same with a covering of fine goatskin leather, and put its carrying
poles into place.
9 Then they are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that
is for light, with its lamps, its snuffers and its snuffdishes,
and all its olive oil vessels with which it is supplied.
10 Then they are to put it and all of its utensils in a covering
of fine goatskin leather, and put it on a carrying frame.
11 Over the golden altar they are to spread a blue cloth,
and cover it with fine goatskin leather, and put its carrying
poles into place.
12 Then they are to take all the utensils of the service,
with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue
cloth and cover them with fine goatskin leather and put them
on the carrying frame.
13 They are to take away the ashes from the altar and spread
a purple cloth on it.
14 Then they are to put on it all the altar utensils, with which
they serve there, the firepans, meat hooks, shovels and basins,
all the utensils of the altar. Then they are to spread on it
a covering of fine goatskin leather and put its carrying poles
into place.
15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary
and all the furniture of the sanctuary, for the camp to set out traveling,
after that, the Kohathites are to come to carry them; but they
must not touch the holy things or they will die. These are the
things from the Tent of Meeting the Kohathites are to carry.
16 Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest will be responsible for
the olive oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, the daily
grain offering and the anointing oil. He is in charge of the whole
tabernacle and all that is in it, over the sanctuary and its furnishings."

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
18 "Do not let the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be cut
off from among the Levites;
19 but do this for them, that they may live, and not die, when they
approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons must go in
and assign to each one his duty and what he is to carry.
20 But they must not go in to see the holy things even for a moment
or they will die."

21 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
22 "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their families
and clans.
23 Number those from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who qualifies
to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
24 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and
in carrying burdens.
25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent
of Meeting with its covering, the covering of fine goatskin leather
that is over it, the curtain at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
26 the curtains of the courtyard and the curtain at the entrance of the
gate of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar and
their ropes, along with all the equipment for their service and whatever
is done with them. They are responsible for these things.
27 All the service of the Gershonites in all they have to carry and do are
under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You are to appoint them the
responsibility for all they are to carry.
28 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites concerning the
Tent of Meeting. Their responsibilities are under the oversight of
Ithamar the son of Aaron, the priest.

29 As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families
and clans.
30 Number those from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who qualifies
to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.
31 This is what they are responsible to carry according to all their
service in the Tent of Meeting: the framing boards of the tabernacle,
its crossbars, its posts and its base sockets,
32 and the posts around the courtyard, and its base sockets, pegs
and ropes, with all its equipment and everything related to its use.
You are to assign the objects each person is to carry by name.
33 This is the service of the clans of the Merarites, according to all
their service relating to the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar
the son of Aaron, the priest."

34 Then Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the
sons of the Kohathites by their families and clans,
35 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for service
for work in the Tent of Meeting.
36 Those who were numbered by their families were 2,750.
37 These were those who were numbered from the clans of the
Kohathites, everyone who served in the Tent of Meeting,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment
of the LORD through Moses.
38 Those who were numbered from the Gershonites, by their families
and clans,
39 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who came to serve at the
Tent of Meeting,
40 those who were numbered by their families and clans were 2,630.
41 These are those who were numbered from the families of the
Gershonites, everyone who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom
Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the
LORD.
42 Those who were numbered from the clans of the Merarites by their
families and clans,
43 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who came to serve at the
Tent of Meeting,
44 those who were numbered by their families were 3,200.
45 These are those who were numbered of the clans of the sons
of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the
commandment of the LORD through Moses.

46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and clans,
47 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who came to serve and to do
the work of carrying things related to the Tent of Meeting.
48 Those who were numbered were 8,580.
49 According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses they
were numbered, each one was assigned his service and what to carry.
So they were numbered by him, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

 Previous     Next       Play // Stop Sound