The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward totaled 8,600, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.
Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
Now their responsibilities involved the ark, the table [on which the bread of the Presence was placed], the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the curtain, and all the service concerning them.
They shall carry out the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle.