Numbers Chapter 4

Numbers Chapter 4
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, and to
Aaron, saying,
2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath
from among the sons of Levi, after their
families, and houses of their fathers,
3 From thirty year old and above, even
until fifty year old, all that enter into the
assembly to do the work in the
tabernacle of the congregation.
4 This shall be the office of the sons of
Kohath in the tabernacle of the
congregation about the holiest of all.
5 When the host removeth, then Aaron
and his sons shall come and take down
the covering veil, and shall cover the ark
of the testimony therewith. 6 And they
shall put thereon a covering of badgers'
skins, and shall spread upon it a cloth
altogether of blue silk, and put to the
bars thereof: 7 And upon the table of
show bread they shall spread a cloth of
blue silk, and put thereon the dishes, and
the incense cups, and goblets, and
coverings to cover it with, and the bread
shall be thereon continually:
8 And they shall spread upon them a
covering of scarlet, and cover the same
with a covering of badgers' skins, and
put to the bars thereof. 9 Then they shall
take a cloth of blue silk, and cover the
candlestick of light with his lamps and
his snuffers, and his snuff dishes, and all
the oil vessels thereof, which they
occupy about it.
10 So they shall put it, and all the
instruments thereof in a covering of
badgers' skins, and put it upon the bars.
11 Also upon the golden altar they shall
spread a cloth of blue silk, and cover it
with a covering of badgers' skins, and
put to the bars thereof. 12 And they shall
take all the instruments of the ministry
wherewith they minister in the sanctuary,
and put them in a cloth of blue silk, and
cover them with a covering of badgers'
skins, and put them on the bars.
13 Also they shall take away the ashes
from the altar, and spread a purple cloth
upon it,
14 And shall put upon it all the
instruments thereof, which they occupy
about it: the censers, the flesh hooks and
the besoms, and the basins, even all the
instruments of the altar and they shall
spread upon it a covering of badgers'
skins, and put to the bars of it.
15 And when Aaron and his sons have
made an end of covering the sanctuary,
and all the instruments of the sanctuary,
at the removing of the host, afterward the
sons of Kohath shall come to bear it, but
they shall not touch any holy thing, lest
they die. This is the charge of the sons of
Kohath in the tabernacle of the
congregation.
16 And to the office of Eleazar the son
of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for
the light, and the sweet incense and the
daily meat offering, and the anointing
oil, with the oversight of all the
tabernacle, and of all that therein is,
both in the sanctuary and in all the
instruments thereof.
17 And the Lord spake unto Moses and
to Aaron, saying,
18 Ye shall not cut off the tribe of the
families of the Kohathites from among
the Levites:
19 But thus do unto them, that they may
live and not die, when they come near to
the most holy things: let Aaron and his
sons come and appoint them, every one
to his office, and to his charge.
20 But let them not go in, to see when the
sanctuary is folden up, lest they die.
21 And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
22 Take also the sum of the sons of
Gershon, every one by the houses of
their fathers throughout their families:
23 From thirty year old and above, until
fifty year old shalt thou number them, all
that enter into the assembly for to do
service in the tabernacle of the
congregation.
24 This shall be the service of the
families of the Gershonites, to serve and
to bear.
25 They shall bear the curtains of the
tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the
congregation, his covering, and the
covering of badgers’ skins, that is on
high upon it, and the veil of the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation: 26
The curtains also of the court, and the
veil of the entering in of the gate of the
court, which is near the tabernacle and
near the altar round about, with their
cords, and all the instruments for their
service, and all that is made for them: so
shall they serve.
27 At the commandment of Aaron and
his sons shall all the service of the sons
of the Gershonites be done, in all their
charges and in all their service, and ye
shall appoint them to keep all their
charges.
28 This is the service of the families of
the sons of the Gershonites in the
tabernacle of the congregation, and their
watch shall be under the hand of Ithamar
the son of Aaron the priest.
29 Thou shalt number the sons of Merari
by their families, and by the houses of
their fathers:
30 From thirty year old and above, even
unto fifty year old shalt thou number
them, all that enter into the assembly, to
do the service of the tabernacle of the
congregation.
31 And this is their office and charge
according to all their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation: the
boards of the tabernacle with the bars
thereof, and his pillars, and his sockets,
32 And the pillars round about the court,
with their sockets and their pins, and
their cords, with all their instruments,
even for all their service: and by name
ye shall reckon the instruments of their
office and charge. 33 This is the service
of the families of the sons of Merari,
according to all their service in the
tabernacle of the congregation under the
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest.
34 Then Moses and Aaron and the
princes of the congregation numbered the
sons of the Kohathites, by their families
and by the houses of their fathers, 35
From thirty year old and above, even
unto fifty year old, all that enter into the
assembly for the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation. 36 So the
numbers of them throughout their
families were two thousand, seven
hundred and fifty.
37 These are the numbers of the families
of the Kohathites, all that serve in the
tabernacle of the congregation, which
Moses and Aaron did number according
to the commandment of the Lord by the
hand of Moses.
38 Also the numbers of the sons of
Gershon throughout their families and
houses of their fathers,
39 From thirty year old and upward,
even unto fifty year old: all that enter
into the assembly for the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation. 40 So the
numbers of them by their families, and
by the houses of their fathers were two
thousand six hundred and thirty.
41 These are the numbers of the families
of the sons of Gershon: of all that did
service in the tabernacle of the
congregation, whom Moses and Aaron
did number according to the
commandment of the Lord.
42 The numbers also of the families of
the sons of Merari by their families, and
by the houses of their fathers,
43 From thirty year old and upward,
even unto fifty year old: all that enter
into the assembly for the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation. 44 So the
numbers of them by their families were
three thousand, and two hundred.
45 These are the sums of the families of
the sons of Merari, whom Moses and
Aaron numbered according to the
commandment of the Lord, by the hand
of Moses.
46 So all the numbers of the Levites,
which Moses, and Aaron, and the
princes of Israel numbered by their
families and by the houses of their
fathers, 47 From thirty year old and
upward, even to fifty year old, every one
that came to do his duty, office, service
and charge in the tabernacle of the
congregation.
48 So the numbers of them were eight
thousand, five hundred and four score.
49 According to the commandment of the
Lord by the hand of Moses did Aaron
number them, every one according to his
service, and according to his charge.
Thus were they of that tribe numbered,
as the Lord commanded Moses.