Numbers Chapter 4
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
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from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five
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shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
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and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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And Jehovah 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, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon 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,
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about the most holy things:
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when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,
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and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all 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 the cups wherewith to pour out; 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 sealskin, 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 its lamps, and its snuffers, and its 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 sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame.
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And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
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and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.
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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, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof.
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And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
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And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof.
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And Jehovah 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 the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.
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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, 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 wait upon the 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 in bearing burdens:
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they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon 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 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 whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve.
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At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting: 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 by their families, by their fathers’ houses;
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from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting.
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And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the 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 appoint 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 tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:
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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 are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
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And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
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even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 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, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.
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And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
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even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
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This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: it is most holy.
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And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;
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and shall put thereon a covering of badgers' skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put its staves [to it].
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And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue; and put thereon the dishes, and the cups, and the bowls, and goblets of the drink-offering; and the continual bread shall be thereon.
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And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
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And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they perform its service;
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and they shall put it and all the utensils thereof within a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put it upon a pole.
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And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
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And they shall take all the instruments of service, wherewith they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put them upon a pole.
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And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
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and they shall put upon it all the utensils thereof, wherewith they perform service about it: the firepans, the forks, and the shovels, and the bowls, — all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skin, and put its staves [to it].
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And when Aaron and his sons have ended covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp setteth forward, then afterwards the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. This is what the sons of Kohath have to carry in the tent of meeting.
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And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have the oversight of the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, — the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its furniture.
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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Ye shall not cut off the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites,
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but this shall ye do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they draw near 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 and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, according to their fathers' houses, after their families.
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From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old shalt thou number them; every one that cometh to labour in the work, to perform the service in the tent of meeting.
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This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:
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they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,
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and the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance, of the gate of the court, which surroundeth the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof, and all the instruments of their service; and all that is to be done for these things shall they perform.
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At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their carrying, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their carrying.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the labour, to perform the service of the tent of meeting.
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And this shall be the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and bases thereof,
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and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, all their instruments, according to all their service; and by name ye shall number to them the materials which are their charge to carry.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting.
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And those that were numbered of them according to their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
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These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, every one that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.
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And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,
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even those that were numbered of them, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
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These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.
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And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,
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even those that were numbered of them according to their families, were three thousand two hundred.
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These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.
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All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, after their families and according to their fathers' houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that came to serve [in] the work of the service, and [in] the work of carrying, in the tent of meeting,
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even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
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According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one for his service, and for his burden, and numbered by him, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
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Take the sum of the children of Caath from the midst of the sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their fathers' households;
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from twenty-five years old and upward until fifty years, every one that goes in to minister, to do all the works in the tabernacle of witness.
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And these are the works of the sons of Caath in the tabernacle of witness; it is most holy.
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And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.
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And they shall put on it a cover, even a blue skin, and put on it above a garment all of blue, and shall put the staves through [the rings].
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And they shall put on the table set forth for shew-bread a cloth all of purple, and the dishes, and the censers, and the cups, and the vessels with which one offers drink-offerings; and the continual loaves shall be upon it.
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And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.
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And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.
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And they shall put it, and all its vessels, into a blue skin cover; and they shall put it on bearers.
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And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its staves.
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And they shall take all the instruments of service, with which they minister in the sanctuary: and shall place them in a cloth of blue, and shall cover them with blue skin covering, and put them upon staves.
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And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple.
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And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they minister upon it, and the fire-pans, and the flesh-hooks, and the cups, and the cover, and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall put on it a blue cover of skins, and shall put in its staves; and they shall take a purple cloth, and cover the laver and its foot, and they shall put it into a blue cover of skin, and put it on bars.
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And Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the holy things, and all the holy vessels, when the camp begins to move; and afterwards the sons of Caath shall go in to take up [the furniture]; but shall not touch the holy things, lest they die: these shall the sons of Caath bear in the tabernacle of witness.
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Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is overseer—the oil of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily meat-offering and the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the works.
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And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
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Ye shall not destroy the family of Caath from the tribe out of the midst of the Levites.
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This do ye to them, and they shall live and not die, when they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and they shall place them each in his post for bearing.
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And [so] they shall by no means go in to look suddenly upon the holy things, and die.
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Take the sum of the children of Gedson, and these according to the houses of their lineage, according to their families.
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Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until the age of fifty, every one that goes in to minister, to do his business in the tabernacle of witness.
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This [is] the public service of the family of Gedson, to minister and to bear.
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And they shall bear the skins of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of witness, and its veil, and the blue cover that was on it above, and the cover of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
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And all the curtains of the court which were upon the tabernacle of witness, and the appendages, and all the vessels of service that they minister with they shall attend to.
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According to the direction of Aaron and his sons shall be the ministry of the sons of Gedson, in all their ministries, and in all their works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne by them.
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This is the service of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness, and their charge by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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The sons of Merari according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, take ye the number of them.
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Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until fifty years old, every one that goes in to perform the services of the tabernacle of witness.
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And these are the charges of the things borne by them according to all their works in the tabernacle of witness: they shall bear the chapiters of the tabernacle, and the bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and the veil, and [there shall be] their sockets, and their pillars, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle.
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And they shall bear the pillars of the court round about, and [there shall be] their sockets, and [they shall bear] the pillars of the veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: take ye their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things borne by them.
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This is the ministration of the family of the sons of Merari in all their works in the tabernacle of witness, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;
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from five and twenty years old and upwards to the age of fifty years, every one that goes in to minister and do service in the tabernacle of witness.
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And the numbering of them according to their families was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
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This is the numbering of the family of Caath, every one that ministers in the tabernacle of witness, as Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
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And the sons of Gedson were numbered according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage,
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from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister and to do the services in the tabernacle of witness.
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And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] two thousand six hundred and thirty.
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This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Gedson, every one who ministers in the tabernacle of witness; whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
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And also the family of the sons of Merari were numbered according to their divisions, according to the house of their fathers;
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from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister in the services of the tabernacle of witness.
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And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] three thousand and two hundred.
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This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
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All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, [namely], the Levites, according to their families and according to the houses of their lineage,
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from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to the service of the works, and the [charge of] the things that are carried in the tabernacle of witness.
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And they that were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
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He reviewed them by the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses, appointing each man severally over their [respective] work, and over their burdens; and they were numbered, as the Lord commanded Moses.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron, dicens:
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Tolle summam filiorum Caath de medio Levitarum per domos et familias suas,
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a trigesimo anno et supra, usque ad quinquagesimum annum, omnium qui ingrediuntur ut stent et ministrent in tabernaculo fœderis.
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Hic est cultus filiorum Caath: Tabernaculum fœderis, et Sanctum sanctorum
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ingredientur Aaron et filii eius, quando movenda sunt castra, et deponent velum quod pendet ante fores, involventque eo arcam testimonii,
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et operient rursum velamine ianthinarum pellium, extendentque desuper pallium totum hyacinthinum, et inducent vectes.
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Mensam quoque propositionis involvent hyacinthino pallio, et ponent cum ea thuribula et mortariola, cyathos et crateras ad liba fundenda: panes semper in ea erunt:
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extendentque desuper pallium coccineum, quod rursum operient velamento ianthinarum pellium, et inducent vectes.
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Sument et pallium hyacinthinum quo operient candelabrum cum lucernis et forcipibus suis et emunctoriis et cunctis vasis olei, quæ ad cocinnandas lucernas necessaria sunt:
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et super omnia ponent operimentum ianthinarum pellium, et inducent vectes.
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Nec non et altare aureum involvent hyacinthino vestimento, et extendent desuper operimentum ianthinarum pellium, inducentque vectes.
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Omnia vasa, quibus ministratur in Sanctuario, involvent hyacinthino pallio, et extendent desuper operimentum ianthinarum pellium, inducentque vectes.
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Sed et altare mundabunt cinere, et involvent illud purpureo vestimento,
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ponentque cum eo omnia vasa, quibus in ministerio eius utuntur, id est, ignium receptacula, fuscinulas ac tridentes, uncinos et batilla. Cuncta vasa altaris operient simul velamine ianthinarum pellium, et inducent vectes.
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Cumque involverint Aaron et filii eius Sanctuarium et omnia vasa eius in commotione castrorum, tunc intrabunt filii Caath ut portent involuta: et non tangent vasa Sanctuarii, ne moriantur. Ista sunt onera filiorum Caath in tabernaculo fœderis:
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super quos erit Eleazar filius Aaron sacerdotis, ad cuius curam pertinet oleum ad concinnandas lucernas, et compositionis incensum, et sacrificium, quod semper offertur, et oleum unctionis, et quidquid ad cultum tabernaculi pertinet, omniumque vasorum, quæ in Sanctuario sunt.
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Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, et Aaron, dicens:
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Nolite perdere populum Caath de medio Levitarum:
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sed hoc facite eis, ut vivant, et non moriantur, si tetigerint Sancta sanctorum. Aaron et filii eius intrabunt, ipsique disponent opera singulorum, et divident quid portare quis debeat.
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Alii nulla curiositate videant quæ sunt in Sanctuario priusquam involvantur, alioquin morientur.
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Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
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Tolle summam etiam filiorum Gerson per domos ac familias et cognationes suas,
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a triginta annis et supra, usque ad annos quinquaginta. Numera omnes qui ingrediuntur et ministrant in tabernaculo fœderis.
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Hoc est officium familiæ Gersonitarum,
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ut portent cortinas tabernaculi et tectum fœderis operimentum aliud, et super omnia velamen ianthinum tentoriumque quod pendet in introitu tabernaculi fœderis,
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cortinas atrii, et velum in introitu quod est ante tabernaculum. Omnia quæ ad altare pertinent funiculos, et vasa ministerii,
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iubente Aaron et filiis eius, portabunt filii Gerson: et scient singuli cui debeant oneri mancipari.
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Hic est cultus familiæ Gersonitarum in tabernaculo fœderis, eruntque sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis.
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Filios quoque Merari per familias et domos patrum suorum recensebis
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a triginta annis et supra, usque ad annos quinquaginta, omnes qui ingrediuntur ad officium ministerii sui et cultum fœderis testimonii.
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Hæc sunt onera eorum: Portabunt tabulas tabernaculi et vectes eius, columnas ac bases earum,
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columnas quoque atrii per circuitum cum basibus et paxillis et funibus suis. Omnia vasa et supellectilem ad numerum accipient, sicque portabunt.
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Hoc est officium familiæ Meraritarum et ministerium in tabernaculo fœderis: eruntque sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis.
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Recensuerunt igitur Moyses et Aaron et principes synagogæ filios Caath per cognationes et domos patrum suorum
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a triginta annis et supra, usque ad annum quinquagesimum, omnes qui ingrediuntur ad ministerium tabernaculi fœderis:
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et inventi sunt duo millia septingenti quinquaginta.
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Hic est numerus populi Caath qui intrant tabernaculum fœderis: hos numeravit Moyses et Aaron iuxta sermonem Domini per manum Moysi.
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Numerati sunt et filii Gerson per cognationes et domos patrum suorum,
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a triginta annos et supra, usque ad quinquagesimum annum, omnes qui ingrediuntur ut ministrent in tabernaculo fœderis:
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et inventi sunt duo millia sexcenti triginta.
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Hic est populus Gersonitarum, quos numeraverunt Moyses et Aaron iuxta verbum Domini.
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Numerati sunt et filii Merari per cognationes et domos patrum suorum
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a triginta annis et supra, usque ad annum quinquagesimum, omnes qui ingrediuntur ad explendos ritus tabernaculi fœderis:
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et inventi sunt tria millia ducenti.
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hic est numerus filiorum Merari, quos recensuerunt Moyses et Aaron iuxta imperium Domini per manum Moysi.
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Omnes qui recensiti sunt de Levitis, et quos recenseri fecit ad nomen Moyses et Aaron, et principes Israel per cognationes et domos patrum suorum
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a triginta annis et supra, usque ad annum quinquagesimum, ingredientes ad ministerium tabernaculi, et onera portanda,
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fuerunt simul octo millia quingenti octoginta.
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Iuxta verbum Domini recensuit eos Moyses, unumquemque iuxta officium et onera sua, sicut præceperat ei Dominus.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into 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, regarding the most holy things.
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When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,
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put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.
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“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
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They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
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“They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
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They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
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“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
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“They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.
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“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
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They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
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“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
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“The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
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but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden;
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but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;
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you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old: all who enter in to wait on the 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 in bearing burdens:
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they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
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the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there.
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At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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“As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;
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you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.
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This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
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the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name.
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This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
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Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting.
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Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.
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These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
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Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
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even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
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These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD.
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Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
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even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.
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These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
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All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,
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from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
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even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.
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According to the commandment of the LORD they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
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`Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers;
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from a son of thirty years and upward, even till a son of fifty years, every one going in to the host, to do work in the tent of meeting.
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`This <FI>is<Fi> the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, the holy of holies:
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that Aaron and his sons have come in, in the journeying of the camp, and have taken down the vail of the hanging, and have covered with it the ark of the testimony;
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and have put on it a covering of badger skin, and have spread a garment completely of blue above, and have placed its staves.
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`And on the table of the presence they spread a garment of blue, and have put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups of the libation, and the bread of continuity is on it,
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and they have spread over them a garment of scarlet, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves,
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and have taken a garment of blue, and have covered the candlestick of the lamp, and its lights, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, and all its oil vessels wherewith they minister to it;
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and they have put it and all its vessels unto a covering of badger skin, and have put <FI>it<Fi> on the bar.
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`And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;
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and have taken all the vessels of ministry wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and have put <FI>them<Fi> unto a garment of blue, and have covered them with a covering of badger skin, and have put <FI>them<Fi> on the bar,
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and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;
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and have put on it all its vessels wherewith they minister about it, the censers, the hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar, and have spread on it a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves:
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`And Aaron hath finished--his sons also--covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, in the journeying of the camp, and afterwards do the sons of Kohath come in to bear <FI>it<Fi> , and they do not come unto the holy thing, that they have died; these <FI>things are<Fi> the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
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`And the oversight of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, <FI>is<Fi> the oil of the lamp, and the spice-perfume, and the present of continuity, and the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that <FI>is<Fi> in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels.'
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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`Ye do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathite from the midst of the Levites;
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but this do to them, and they have lived, and do not die in their drawing nigh the holy of holies: --Aaron and his sons go in, and have set them, each man to his service, and unto his burden,
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and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.'
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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`Take up the sum of the sons of Gershon also by the house of their fathers, by their families;
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from a son of thirty years and upward, till a son of fifty years thou dost number them, every one who is going in to serve the host, to do the service in the tent of meeting.
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`This <FI>is<Fi> the service of the families of the Gershonite, to serve--and for burden,
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and they have borne the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of the badger <FI>skin<Fi> which <FI>is<Fi> on it above, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,
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and the hangings of the court, and the vail at the opening of the gate of the court which <FI>is<Fi> by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and all that is made for them--and they have served.
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`By the command of Aaron and his sons is all the service of the sons of the Gershonite in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye have laid a charge on them concerning the charge of all their burden.
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This <FI>is<Fi> the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonite in the tent of meeting; and their charge <FI>is<Fi> under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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`The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;
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from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years thou dost number them, every one who is going in to the host, to do the service of the tent of meeting.
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`And this <FI>is<Fi> the charge of their burden, of all their service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,
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and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, of all their vessels, and of all their service; and by name ye do number the vessels of the charge of their burden.
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`This <FI>is<Fi> the service of the families of the sons of Merari, for all their service, in the tent of meeting, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.'
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And Moses numbereth--Aaron also, and the princes of the company--the sons of the Kohathite, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
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from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,
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and their numbered ones, by their families, are two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
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These <FI>are<Fi> those numbered of the families of the Kohathite, every one who is serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, by the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.
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And those numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
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from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,
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even their numbered ones, by their families, by the house of their fathers, are two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
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These <FI>are<Fi> those numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, every one who is serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the command of Jehovah.
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And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
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from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,
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even their numbered ones, by their families, are three thousand and two hundred.
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These <FI>are<Fi> those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, by the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.
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All those numbered, whom Moses numbered--Aaron also, and the princes of Israel--of the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
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from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to do the work of the service, even the service of burden in the tent of meeting,
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even their numbered ones are eight thousand and five hundred and eighty;
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by the command of Jehovah hath <FI>one<Fi> numbered them, by the hand of Moses, each man by his service, and by his burden, with his numbered ones, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
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