David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 4:4 - Good News Translation (US Version) Their service involves the most holy things. 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. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the service of the sons of Kohath: the tabernacle of the covenant and the Holy of holies. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is the service of the sons of Caath. |
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Then the Levite clan of Kohath would start out, carrying the sacred objects. By the time they arrived at the next camp, the Tent had been set up again.
When it is time to break camp, the clan of Kohath shall come to carry the sacred objects only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering them and all their equipment. The Kohath clan must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohath clan whenever the Tent is moved.
be killed by coming near these most sacred objects. To prevent this from happening, Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and tell him what to carry.
and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the Lord's presence.
and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the Lord's presence.
The Lord gave Moses the following instructions. When it is time to break camp, Aaron and his sons shall enter the Tent, take down the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, and cover the Box with it.
But Moses gave no wagons or oxen to the Kohathites, because the sacred objects they took care of had to be carried on their shoulders.
It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.