Then he said, “Only the Levites are permitted to carry God’s Holy Box. The Lord chose them to carry it and to serve him forever.”
Numbers 10:21 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then came the Kohath family. They carried the holy things from inside the Holy Tent. These people came at this time so that the other people could set up the Holy Tent and make it ready at the new camp before these people arrived. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Kohathites set forward, bearing the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before they arrived. American Standard Version (1901) And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the others did set up the tabernacle against their coming. Common English Bible The Kohathites, who carried the holy things, marched. The dwelling would be set up before their arrival. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they same to the place of setting it up. |
Then he said, “Only the Levites are permitted to carry God’s Holy Box. The Lord chose them to carry it and to serve him forever.”
These were Levi’s descendants. They were listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person’s name was listed. The people who were listed were 20 years old or older. They served in the Lord’s Temple.
Whenever the Holy Tent is moved, the Levites must do it. Whenever the Holy Tent is set up, the Levites must do it. They are the men who will take care of the Holy Tent. Anyone else who tries to take care of the tent must be killed.
Then the Holy Tent was taken down. And the men from the Gershon and the Merari families carried the Holy Tent. So the people from these families were next in line.
And then came the tribe of Gad. Eliasaph son of Deuel was the commander of that group.
“When the people travel, Levi’s camp will move next. The Meeting Tent will be with them between the other camps. The people will make their camps in the same order that they move.
If you don’t do this, the Kohathite men might go in and look at the holy things. If they look at these things, even for a moment, they must die.”
Moses did not give any oxen or wagons to the men in Kohath’s group, because their job was to carry the holy things on their shoulders.