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Numbers 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Duties of the Kohathites

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Then the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 to Moses H4872 and to Aaron H175, saying H559,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:2 - “Take H5375 a [fn]census H7218 of the [fn]descendants H1121 of Kohath H6955 from among H8432 the sons H1121 of Levi H3878, by their families H4940, by their fathers’ H1 households H1004,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:3 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605, even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, everyone H3605 who can enter H935 the service H6635 of ministry to do H6213 work H4399 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:4 - “This H2088 is the work H5656 of the [fn]descendants H1121 of Kohath H6955 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150, concerning the most H6944 holy H6944 things H6944.
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“When the camp H4264 sets H5265 out H5265, Aaron H175 and his sons H1121 shall go H935 in H935 and take H3381 down H3381 the veil H6532 of the curtain H4539, and cover H3680 the ark H727 of the testimony H5715 with it;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:6 - and they shall place H5414 a covering H3681 of [fn]fine H8476 leather H5785 on it, and spread H6566 over H4605 it a cloth H899 of pure H3632 [fn]violet H8504, and insert H7760 its carrying H905 poles H905.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - “Over H5921 the table H7979 of the bread of the Presence H6440 they shall also spread H6566 a cloth H899 of violet H8504 and put H5414 on it the dishes H7086, the pans H3709, the sacrificial H4518 bowls H4518, and the jugs H7184 for the drink H5262 offering H5262; and the continual H8548 bread H3899 shall be on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8 - “And they shall spread H6566 over H5921 them a cloth H899 of scarlet H8438 H8144 material, and cover H3680 the same H853 with a covering H4372 of fine H8476 leather H5785, and they shall insert H7760 its carrying H905 poles H905.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - “Then they shall take H3947 a violet H8504 cloth H899 and cover H3680 the lampstand H4501 for the light H3974, along with its lamps H5216, its tongs H4457, its trays H4289, and all H3605 its oil H8081 containers H3627, by which H834 they attend H8334 to it;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:10 - and they shall put H5414 it and all H3605 its utensils H3627 in a covering H4372 of fine H8476 leather H5785, and put H5414 it on the carrying H4132 [fn]bars H4132.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - “Over H5921 the golden H2091 altar H4196 they shall spread H6566 a violet H8504 cloth H899, and cover H3680 it with a covering H4372 of fine H8476 leather H5785, and they shall insert H7760 its carrying H905 poles H905;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - and they shall take H3947 all H3605 the utensils H3627 of service H8335, with which H834 they serve H8334 in the sanctuary H6944, and put H5414 them in a violet H8504 cloth H899 and cover H3680 them with a covering H4372 of fine H8476 leather H5785, and put H5414 them on the carrying H4132 [fn]bars H4132.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13 - “Then they shall clean H1878 away H1878 the [fn]ashes H1878 from the altar H4196, and spread H6566 a purple H713 cloth H899 over H5921 it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - “They shall also put H5414 on it all H3605 its utensils H3627 by which H834 they serve H8334 in H5921 connection H5921 with H5921 it: the firepans H4289, the forks H4207, shovels H3257, and the basins H4219, all H3605 the utensils H3627 of the altar H4196; and they shall spread H6566 a cover H3681 of fine H8476 leather H5785 over H5921 it and insert H7760 its carrying H905 poles H905.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:15 - “When Aaron H175 and his sons H1121 have finished H3615 covering H3680 the holy H6944 objects and all H3605 the furnishings H3627 of the sanctuary H6944, when the camp H4264 is to set H5265 out H5265, after H310 that the sons H1121 of Kohath H6955 shall come H935 to carry H5375 them by the poles, so that they will not touch H5060 the holy H6944 objects and die H4191. These H428 are the [fn]things H4853 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150 that the sons H1121 of Kohath H6955 are to H4853 carry H4853.
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“Now the responsibility H6486 of Eleazar H499 the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548 is the oil H8081 for the light H3974, the fragrant H5561 incense H7004, the continual H8548 grain offering H4503, and the anointing H4888 oil H8081—the responsibility H6486 of all H3605 the [fn]tabernacle H4908 and everything H3605 that is in it, with the sanctuary H6944 and its furnishings H3627.”

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Then the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 to Moses H4872 and to Aaron H175, saying H559,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:18 - “Do not let the tribe H7626 of the families H4940 of the Kohathites H6956 be eliminated H3772 from among H8432 the Levites H3881.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:19 - “Rather, do H6213 this H2088 for them so that they will live H2421 and not die H4191 when they approach H5066 the most H6944 holy H6944 objects: Aaron H175 and his sons H1121 shall go H935 in H935 and assign H7760 each H376 of them to his work H5656 and to his load H4853;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:20 - but they shall not come H935 in H935 to see H7200 the holy H6944 objects even for H1104 a H1104 moment H1104, or they will die H4191.”

Duties of the Gershonites

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Then the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 to Moses H4872, saying H559,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:22 - “Take H5375 a [fn]census H7218 of the sons H1121 of Gershon H1648 [fn]also H1571, by their fathers’ H1 households H1004, by their families H4940;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121 you shall [fn]count H6485 them: all H3605 who can enter H935 to perform H6633 service H6635, to do H5647 the work H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:24 - “This H2088 is the service H5656 of the families H4940 of the Gershonites H1649, in serving H5647 and in carrying H4853:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:25 - they shall carry H5375 the curtains H3407 of the tabernacle H4908 and the tent H168 of meeting H4150 with its covering H4372 and the covering H4372 of fine H8476 leather H8476 that is on top H4605 of it, and the curtain H4539 for the entrance H6607 of the tent H168 of meeting H4150,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - and the curtains H7050 of the courtyard H2691, the curtain H4539 for the entrance H6607 of the gate H8179 of the courtyard H2691 that is around H5439 the tabernacle H4908 and the altar H4196, and their ropes H4340 and all H3605 the equipment H3627 for their service H5656; and everything H3605 that is to be done H6213 [fn]by them, [fn]they shall perform H5647.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:27 - “All H3605 the service H5656 of the sons H1121 of the Gershonites H1649, that is, all H3605 their loads H4853 and all H3605 their work H5656, shall be performed at the [fn]command H6310 of Aaron H175 and his sons H1121; and you shall assign H6485 to them as a duty H4931 all H3605 their loads H4853.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:28 - “This H2088 is the service H5656 of the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of the Gershonites H1649 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150; and their duties H4931 shall be [fn]under the direction H3027 of Ithamar H385 the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548.

Duties of the Merarites

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As for the sons H1121 of Merari H4847, you shall count H6485 them by their families H4940, by their fathers’ H1 households H1004;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605, even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, you shall count H6485 them, everyone H3605 who can enter H935 the service H6635 to do H5647 the work H5656 of the tent H168 of meeting H4150.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - “Now this H2088 is the duty H4931 of their loads H4853, for all H3605 their service H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150: the boards H7175 of the tabernacle H4908, its bars H1280, its pillars H5982, and its bases H134,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - and the pillars H5982 around H5439 the courtyard H2691 and their bases H134, their pegs H3489, and their ropes H4340, with all H3605 their equipment H3627 and with all H3605 their service H5656; and you shall assign H6485 by names H8034 of the men the items H3627 [fn]that each is to carry H4853.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:33 - “This H2088 is the service H5656 of the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Merari H4847, according to all H3605 their service H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150, [fn]under the direction H3027 of Ithamar H385 the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548.”
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So Moses H4872, Aaron H175, and the leaders H5387 of the congregation H5712 counted H6485 the sons H1121 of the Kohathites H6956 by their families H4940 and by their fathers’ H1 households H1004,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:35 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, everyone H3605 who could enter H935 the service H6635 for work H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:36 - Their numbered H6485 men by their families H4940 were 2,750 H505 H7651 H3967 H2572.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:37 - These H428 were the numbered H6485 men of the Kohathite H6956 families H4940, everyone H3605 who was serving H5647 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150, whom H834 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 counted H6485 according H5921 to the [fn]commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068 [fn]through H3027 Moses H4872.
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And the numbered H6485 men of the sons H1121 of Gershon H1648 by their families H4940 and by their fathers’ H1 households H1004,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, everyone H3605 who could enter H935 the service H6635 for work H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:40 - their numbered H6485 men by their families H4940, by their fathers’ H1 households H1004, were 2,630 H505 H8337 H3967 H7970.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:41 - These H428 were the numbered H6485 men of the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Gershon H1648, everyone H3605 who was serving H5647 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150, whom H834 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 counted H6485 according H5921 to the [fn]commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068.
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And the numbered H6485 men of the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Merari H4847 by their families H4940, by their fathers’ H1 households H1004,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, everyone H3605 who could enter H935 the service H6635 for work H5656 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:44 - their numbered H6485 men by their families H4940 were 3,200 H7969 H505 H3967.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:45 - These H428 were the numbered H6485 men of the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Merari H4847, whom H834 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 counted H6485 according H5921 to the [fn]commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068 [fn]through H3027 Moses H4872.
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All H3605 the numbered H6485 men of the Levites H3881, whom H834 Moses H4872, Aaron H175, and the leaders H5387 of Israel H3478 counted H6485, by their families H4940 and by their fathers’ H1 households H1004,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:47 - from thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 and upward H4605 even to fifty H2572 years H8141 old H1121, everyone H3605 who could enter H935 to do H5647 the work H5656 of service H5656 and the work H5656 of carrying H4853 in the tent H168 of meeting H4150
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48 - their numbered H6485 men were 8,580 H8083 H505 H2568 H3967 H8084.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:49 - According H5921 to the [fn]commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068 [fn]through H3027 Moses H4872, they were counted H6485, everyone H376 by his serving H5656 or carrying H4853; so these were his numbered H6485 men, just H834 as H834 the LORD H3068 had commanded H6680 Moses H4872.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit sum
Lit sons
Lit sons
Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
Or frame
Or frame
Or fatty ashes; i.e., soaked with fat
Lit burden...of the sons
Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
Lit sum
Lit also them
Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
Or to them
Lit so they shall serve
Lit mouth
Lit in the hand
Lit of the duty of their loads
Lit in the hand
Lit mouth
Lit by the hand of
Lit mouth
Lit mouth
Lit by the hand of
Lit mouth
Lit by the hand of
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