Numbers 4
1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron to/for to say
The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
2 to lift: count [obj] head: count son: descendant/people Kohath from midst son: descendant/people Levi to/for family their to/for house: household father their
“Register the descendants of Kohath from the tribe of Levi, according to their family and father's line.
3 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for to make: do work in/on/with tent meeting
Count men aged thirty to fifty—all who are entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
4 this service: ministry son: descendant/people Kohath in/on/with tent meeting holiness [the] holiness
This work that they are to do in the Tent of Meetings involves the things that are most holy.
5 and to come (in): come Aaron and son: child his in/on/with to set out [the] camp and to go down [obj] curtain [the] covering and to cover in/on/with her [obj] ark [the] testimony
Whenever you move camp, Aaron and his sons will go in, take down the veil, and place it over the Ark of the Testimony.
6 and to give: put upon him covering skin leather and to spread garment entire blue from to/for above [to] and to set: put alone: pole his
On top of this they are to put a fine leather covering, spread a cloth of solid blue over it, and then insert its carrying poles.
7 and upon table [the] face to spread garment blue and to give: put upon him [obj] [the] dish and [obj] [the] palm: dish and [obj] [the] bowl and [obj] jug [the] drink offering and food: bread [the] continually upon him to be
Have them spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence as well, and put the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and jugs for the drink offering. The current bread offering is to stay on it.
8 and to spread upon them garment worm scarlet and to cover [obj] him in/on/with covering skin leather and to set: put [obj] alone: pole his
Over everything they are to spread a crimson cloth, next a fine leather covering, and then insert its carrying poles.
9 and to take: take garment blue and to cover [obj] lampstand [the] light and [obj] lamp her and [obj] tong her and [obj] censer her and [obj] all article/utensil oil her which to minister to/for her in/on/with them
Using a blue cloth, they are to cover the lampstand of light, together with its lamps, wick tongs, and trays, as well as the jars of olive oil used to fill them.
10 and to give: put [obj] her and [obj] all article/utensil her to(wards) covering skin leather and to give: put upon [the] yoke
Then have them wrap it together with all its utensils inside a fine leather covering and place it on the carrying frame.
11 and upon altar [the] gold to spread garment blue and to cover [obj] him in/on/with covering skin leather and to set: put [obj] alone: pole his
They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with fine leather, and then insert its carrying poles.
12 and to take: take [obj] all article/utensil [the] ministry which to minister in/on/with them in/on/with holiness and to give: put to(wards) garment blue and to cover [obj] them in/on/with covering skin leather and to give: put upon [the] yoke
They are to place all the utensils used for the service in the sanctuary in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and place them on the carrying frame.
13 and to prosper [obj] [the] altar and to spread upon him garment purple
Have them clean the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it,
14 and to give: put upon him [obj] all article/utensil his which to minister upon him in/on/with them [obj] [the] censer [obj] [the] fork and [obj] [the] shovel and [obj] [the] bowl all article/utensil [the] altar and to spread upon him covering skin leather and to set: put alone: pole his
and put on it all the equipment used in the services on the altar: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. Spread over it a fine leather covering and then insert its carrying poles.
15 and to end: finish Aaron and son: child his to/for to cover [obj] [the] holiness and [obj] all article/utensil [the] holiness in/on/with to set out [the] camp and after so to come (in): come son: child Kohath to/for to lift: bear and not to touch to(wards) [the] holiness and to die these burden son: child Kohath in/on/with tent meeting
Once Aaron and his sons have finished covering these holy things and all the equipment connected with them, when the camp is ready to move, the priests of the Kohath family are to come and carry them. But they are forbidden to touch anything holy, otherwise they'll die. These are their responsibilities for moving the Tent of Meeting.
16 and punishment Eleazar son: child Aaron [the] priest oil [the] light and incense [the] spice and offering [the] continually and oil [the] anointing punishment all [the] tabernacle and all which in/on/with him in/on/with holiness and in/on/with article/utensil his
Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, is to supervise obtaining olive oil for the lamps, the aromatic incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He is in charge of the whole Tabernacle and everything in it—all the holy things and equipment.”
17 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron to/for to say
The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
18 not to cut: eliminate [obj] tribe family [the] Kohathite from midst [the] Levi
“Make sure the families of Kohath are not wiped out from the Levites.
19 and this to make: do to/for them and to live and not to die in/on/with to approach: approach they [obj] holiness [the] holiness Aaron and son: child his to come (in): come and to set: appoint [obj] them man man upon service: ministry his and to(wards) burden his
This is what you have to do so that they'll live and won't die by getting too close to something holy. Aaron and his sons must go in and tell each of them what they have to do and what they have to carry.
20 and not to come (in): come to/for to see: see like/as to swallow up [obj] [the] holiness and to die
But they must not to go in and look at the things that are most holy, even for just a moment, otherwise they'll die.”
21 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
The Lord told Moses,
22 to lift: count [obj] head: count son: descendant/people Gershon also they(masc.) to/for house: household father their to/for family their
“Register the descendants of Gershon, according to their family and father's line
23 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] till son: aged fifty year to reckon: list [obj] them all [the] to come (in): come to/for to serve army: duty to/for to serve: minister service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
Count men aged thirty to fifty—all who are entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
24 this service family [the] Gershonite to/for to serve and to/for burden
This is how the families of Gershon will serve in terms of working and carrying:
25 and to lift: bear [obj] curtain [the] tabernacle and [obj] tent meeting covering his and covering [the] leather which upon him from to/for above [to] and [obj] covering entrance tent meeting
Have them carry the Tabernacle curtains, the Tent of Meeting with its fine leather covering, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
26 and [obj] curtain [the] court and [obj] covering entrance gate [the] court which upon [the] tabernacle and upon [the] altar around and [obj] cord their and [obj] all article/utensil service: ministry their and [obj] all which to make: do to/for them and to serve: minister
the courtyard curtains, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the Tabernacle and altar, the ropes, and everything connected with their use. The families of Gershon are responsible for everything required involving these items.
27 upon lip: word Aaron and son: child his to be all service: ministry son: child [the] Gershonite to/for all burden their and to/for all service: ministry their and to reckon: overseer upon them in/on/with charge [obj] all burden their
All that they do is to be under the supervision of Aaron and his sons—all their work and carrying assignments. You are to tell them all they are required to carry.
28 this service: ministry family son: descendant/people [the] Gershonite in/on/with tent meeting and charge their in/on/with hand: power Ithamar son: child Aaron [the] priest
These are their responsibilities for moving the Tent of Meeting, carried out under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
29 son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their to/for house: household father their to reckon: list [obj] them
Register the descendants of Merari, according to their family and father's line.
30 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year to reckon: list them all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry tent meeting
Count men aged thirty to fifty—all who are entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
31 and this charge burden their to/for all service: ministry their in/on/with tent meeting board [the] tabernacle and bar his and pillar his and socket his
This is how they will serve in handling the Tent of Meeting: they are to carry the frames of the Tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and stands,
32 and pillar [the] court around and socket their and peg their and cord their to/for all article/utensil their and to/for all service: work their and in/on/with name to reckon: list [obj] article/utensil charge burden their
the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their stands, tent pegs, and ropes, all their equipment and everything connected with their use. You are to tell them by name what they are responsible for carrying.
33 this service: ministry family son: descendant/people Merari to/for all service: ministry their in/on/with tent meeting in/on/with hand: power Ithamar son: child Aaron [the] priest
These are their responsibilities for all their work in moving the Tent of Meeting, carried out under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.”
34 and to reckon: list Moses and Aaron and leader [the] congregation [obj] son: descendant/people [the] Kohathite to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite leaders registered the families of Kohath according to their family and father's line.
35 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
They counted men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
36 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their thousand seven hundred and fifty
The total by families was 2,750.
37 these to reckon: list family [the] Kohathite all [the] to serve: minister in/on/with tent meeting which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses
This was the total of the families of Kohath—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them in accordance with the Lord's instructions to Moses.
38 and to reckon: list son: descendant/people Gershon to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
The families of Gershon were counted, according to their family and father's line,
39 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
40 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their to/for house: household father their thousand and six hundred and thirty
The total by families and father's line was 2,630.
41 these to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Gershon all [the] to serve: minister in/on/with tent meeting which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip: word LORD
This was the total of the families of Gershon —all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting. They were registered by Moses and Aaron in accordance with the Lord's instructions.
42 and to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their to/for house: household father their
The families of Merari were counted, according to their family and father's line,
43 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for army: duty to/for service: ministry in/on/with tent meeting
men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
44 and to be to reckon: list their to/for family their three thousand and hundred
The total by families was 3,200.
45 these to reckon: list family son: descendant/people Merari which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron upon lip: word LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses
This was the total of the families of Merari registered by Moses and Aaron in accordance with the Lord's instructions.
46 all [the] to reckon: list which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron and leader Israel [obj] [the] Levi to/for family their and to/for house: household father their
This is how Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite leaders registered all the Levites according to their family and father's line.
47 from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and till son: aged fifty year all [the] to come (in): come to/for to serve: minister service: ministry service: ministry and service: ministry burden in/on/with tent meeting
They counted men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting and carrying it.
48 and to be to reckon: list their eight thousand and five hundred and eighty
The sum total was 8,580.
49 upon lip: word LORD to reckon: list [obj] them in/on/with hand: by Moses man man upon service: ministry his and upon burden his and to reckon: list his which to command LORD [obj] Moses
It was in response to the Lord's instructions that they were registered by Moses. Each of those registered were told what to do and what to carry, as the Lord had ordered Moses.
