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Numbers 4 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:1 - The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:2 - "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and their fathers' houses,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:3 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can enter the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:4 - This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:6 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - 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:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:10 - and they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it upon the carrying frame.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13 - And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - 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 upon it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:15 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - "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."
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:17 - The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:18 - "Let not the tribe of the families of the Ko'hathites be destroyed from among the Levites;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:19 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:20 - but they shall not go in to look upon the holy things even for a moment, lest they die."

Duties of the Gershonites

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:21 - The LORD said to Moses,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:22 - "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their families and their fathers' houses;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:24 - This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:25 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:27 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:28 - 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.

Duties of the Merarites

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:29 - "As for the sons of Merar'i, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:33 - 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."
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - And Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Ko'hathites, by their families and their fathers' houses,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:35 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:36 - and their number by families was two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:37 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:38 - The number of the sons of Gershon, by their families and their fathers' houses,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting--
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:40 - their number by their families and their fathers' houses was two thousand six hundred and thirty.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:41 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:42 - The number of the families of the sons of Merar'i, by their families and their fathers' houses,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - from thirty years old up to fifty years old, every one that could enter the service, for work in the tent of meeting--
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:44 - their number by families was three thousand two hundred.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:45 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:47 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48 - those who were numbered of them were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:49 - 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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