And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 4:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version This is the service of the sons of Kohath: the tabernacle of the covenant and the Holy of holies. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This shall be the responsibility of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting: the most holy things. American Standard Version (1901) This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things: Common English Bible These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites in the meeting tent: the most holy things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is the service of the sons of Caath. English Standard Version 2016 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. |
And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.
Then the Kohathites also set out, carrying the Sanctuary. The tabernacle was carried, all the while, until they arrived at the place for setting it up.
And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp, then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped. And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant.
But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.
from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, of all who enter so as to stand and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.
from thirty years and above, even to fifty years, of all who enter to the office of their ministry and to the service of the covenant of the testimony.
Aaron and his sons shall enter, when the camp is going to move, and they shall take down the veil, which hangs before the entrance, and they shall wrap the ark of the testimony in it,
But to the sons of Kohath he gave no wagons or oxen, because they serve in the Sanctuary and they carry their burdens on their shoulders.
It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.