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Numbers 4

Numbers 4 assigns transport duties to the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites and numbers the men from thirty to fifty years old who enter the service. The Kohathites carry the most holy furnishings only after Aaron and his sons cover them; they may not touch or look upon the holy things uncovered. Gershon carries curtains and coverings, while Merari carries boards, bars, pillars, sockets, and related structure. Sacred work is detailed, ordered, and accountable.

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Verses 1–20The Kohathites are assigned the most holy things Verses 21–33The Gershonites and Merarites receive their duties Verses 34–49The Levites of service age are numbered

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1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among…3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years…4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath…5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and…6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and…7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a…8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet,…9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover…10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof…11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth…12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith…13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar,…14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,…15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end…16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron…17And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of…19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and…20But they shall not go in to see when the…21And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout…23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old…24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites,…25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and…26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for…27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be…28This is the service of the families of the sons…29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them…30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years…31And this is the charge of their burden, according to…32And the pillars of the court round about, and their…33This is the service of the families of the sons…34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation…35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years…36And those that were numbered of them by their families…37These were they that were numbered of the families of…38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon,…39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years…40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families,…41These are they that were numbered of the families of…42And those that were numbered of the families of the…43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years…44Even those that were numbered of them after their families,…45These be those that were numbered of the families of…46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses…47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years…48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand…49According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered…