Numbers:4:1-49
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron ,
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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 ,
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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 .
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This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting :
the most holy things .
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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 ;
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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 .
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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 ;
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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 .
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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 :
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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 .
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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 ;
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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 .
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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar ,
and spread a purple cloth over it ;
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ."
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron ,
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Let not the tribe of the families of the Ko '
hathites be destroyed from among the Levites ;
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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 ,
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but they shall not go in to look upon the holy things even for a moment ,
lest they die ."
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The LORD said to Moses ,
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Take a census of the sons of Gershon also ,
by their families and their fathers '
houses ;
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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 .
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This is the service of the families of the Gershonites ,
in serving and bearing burdens :
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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 ,
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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As for the sons of Merar '
i ,
you shall number them by their families and their fathers '
houses ;
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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 .
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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 ,
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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 .
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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 ."
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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 ,
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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 ;
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and their number by families was two thousand seven hundred and fifty .
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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 .
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The number of the sons of Gershon ,
by their families and their fathers '
houses ,
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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 --
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their number by their families and their fathers '
houses was two thousand six hundred and thirty .
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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 .
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The number of the families of the sons of Merar '
i ,
by their families and their fathers '
houses ,
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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 --
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their number by families was three thousand two hundred .
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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 .
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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 ,
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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 ,
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those who were numbered of them were eight thousand five hundred and eighty .
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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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