| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, | 2"Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 3men from thirty years old to fifty years old--everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting. |
| 4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: | 4"The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects. |
| 5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: | 5Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening curtain, and cover the ark of the testimony with it. |
| 6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. | 6They are to place over this a covering made of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles. |
| 7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: | 7"They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to be on it. |
| 8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. | 8They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and insert the poles in the table. |
| 9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: | 9"They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it. |
| 10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. | 10Then they are to place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of fine leather and put them on the carrying frame. |
| 11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: | 11"They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of fine leather, and insert its poles. |
| 12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: | 12They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame. |
| 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: | 13"They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, |
| 14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. | 14and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins--all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of fine leather over it and insert its poles. |
| 15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 15"Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting. |
| 16And 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, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. | 16"Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils." |
| 17And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: | 18"Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be wiped out from the Levites. |
| 19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: | 19Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and transportation duty. |
| 20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. | 20The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects as they are covered or they will die." |
| 21And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 21The LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; | 22"Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral families and their clans. |
| 23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. | 23Register men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at the tent of meeting. |
| 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: | 24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties: |
| 25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, | 25They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of fine leather on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting, |
| 26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. | 26the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. They will carry out everything that needs to be done with these items. |
| 27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. | 27"All the service of the Gershonites, all their transportation duties and all their other work, is to be done at the command of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry. |
| 28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. | 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
| 29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; | 29"As for the Merarites, you are to register them by their clans and their ancestral families. |
| 30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. | 30Register men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who is qualified to do the work of the tent of meeting. |
| 31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, | 31This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, pillars, and bases, |
| 32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. | 32the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry. |
| 33This 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. | 33This is the service of the Merarite clans regarding all their work at the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest." |
| 34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, | 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: | 35men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. | 36The men registered by their clans numbered 2,750. |
| 37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. | 37These were the registered men of the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, | 38The Gershonites were registered by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, | 39men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. | 40The men registered by their clans and their ancestral families numbered 2,630. |
| 41These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD. | 41These were the registered men of the Gershonite clans. At the LORD's command Moses and Aaron registered everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. |
| 42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, | 42The men of the Merarite clans were registered by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, | 43those from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting. |
| 44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. | 44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200. |
| 45These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. | 45These were the registered men of the Merarite clans; Moses and Aaron registered them at the LORD's command through Moses. |
| 46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, | 46Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral families, |
| 47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, | 47from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was qualified to do the work of serving at the tent of meeting and transporting it. |
| 48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. | 48Their registered men numbered 8,580. |
| 49According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 49At the LORD's command they were registered under the direction of Moses, each one according to his work and transportation duty, and his assignment was as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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