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Chapter 4
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And the
LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, |
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Take the
sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, |
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From 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. |
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This shall
be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle
of the congregation, about the most holy things: |
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And 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: |
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And 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. |
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And upon
the table of showbread 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: |
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And 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. |
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And 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: |
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And they
shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering
of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. |
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And 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: |
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And 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: |
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And they
shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread
a purple cloth thereon: |
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And they
shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith
they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks,
and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the
altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers'
skins, and put to the staves of it. |
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And 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. |
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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, and the oversight
of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in
the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. |
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And the
LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying, |
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Cut ye
not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from
among the Levites: |
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But 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: |
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But they
shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered,
lest they die. |
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And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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Take also
the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses
of their fathers, by their families; |
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From 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. |
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This is
the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve,
and for burdens: |
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And 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, |
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And 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. |
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At 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. |
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This 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. |
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As for
the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their
families, by the house of their fathers; |
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From 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. |
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And 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, |
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And 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. |
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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. |
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And 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, |
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From 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: |
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And those
that were numbered of them by their families were two
thousand seven hundred and fifty. |
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These 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. |
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And those
that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout
their families, and by the house of their fathers, |
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From 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, |
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Even those
that were numbered of them, throughout their families,
by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and
six hundred and thirty. |
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These 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. |
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And those
that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, |
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From 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, |
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Even those
that were numbered of them after their families, were
three thousand and two hundred. |
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These 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. |
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All 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, |
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From 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. |
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Even those
that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five
hundred and fourscore, |
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According
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. |
