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Numbers 4 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[2] “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
[3] from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
[4] “This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things.
[5] When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,
[6] put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.
[7] “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
[8] They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
[9] “They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
[10] They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
[11] “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
[12] “They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.
[13] “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
[14] They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
[15] “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
[16] “The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
[17] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[18] “Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
[19] but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden;
[20] but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
[21] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[22] “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;
[23] you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old: all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
[24] “This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
[25] they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
[26] the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there.
[27] At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
[28] This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
[29] “As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;
[30] you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.
[31] This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
[32] the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name.
[33] This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
[34] Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
[35] from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting.
[36] Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.
[37] These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
[38] Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
[39] from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
[40] even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
[41] These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.
[42] Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
[43] from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
[44] even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.
[45] These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
[46] All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,
[47] from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
[48] even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.
[49] According to the commandment of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 4 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord spake () unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ()
[2] Take () the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
[3] from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter () into the host, to do () the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[4] This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
[5] and when the camp setteth forward, () Aaron shall come, () and his sons, and they shall take down () the covering vail, and cover () the ark of testimony with it:
[6] and shall put () thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread () over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put () in the staves thereof.
[7] And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread () a cloth of blue, and put () thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
[8] and they shall spread () upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover () the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put () in the staves thereof.
[9] And they shall take () a cloth of blue, and cover () the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister () unto it:
[10] and they shall put () it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put () it upon a bar.
[11] And upon the golden altar they shall spread () a cloth of blue, and cover () it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put () to the staves thereof:
[12] and they shall take () all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister () in the sanctuary, and put () them in a cloth of blue, and cover () them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put () them on a bar:
[13] and they shall take away the ashes () from the altar, and spread () a purple cloth thereon:
[14] and they shall put () upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister () about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread () upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put () to the staves of it.
[15] And when Aaron and his sons have made an end () of covering () the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; () after that, the sons of Kohath shall come () to bear () it: but they shall not touch () any holy thing, lest they die. () These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[16] And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
[17] And the Lord spake () unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ()
[18] Cut ye not off () the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
[19] but thus do () unto them, that they may live, () and not die, () when they approach () unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, () and appoint () them every one to his service and to his burden:
[20] but they shall not go in () to see () when the holy things are covered, () lest they die. ()
[21] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[22] Take () also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
[23] from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number () them; all that enter in () to perform () the service, to do () the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[24] This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, () and for burdens:
[25] and they shall bear () the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
[26] and the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made () for them: so shall they serve. ()
[27] At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint () unto them in charge all their burdens.
[28] This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
[29] As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number () them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
[30] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number () them, every one that entereth () into the service, to do () the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[31] And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
[32] and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon () the instruments of the charge of their burden.
[33] This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
[34] And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered () the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
[35] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth () into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
[36] and those that were numbered () of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
[37] These were they that were numbered () of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service () in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number () according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
[38] And those that were numbered () of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
[39] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth () into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
[40] even those that were numbered () of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
[41] These are they that were numbered () of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service () in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number () according to the commandment of the Lord.
[42] And those that were numbered () of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
[43] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth () into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
[44] even those that were numbered () of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
[45] These be those that were numbered () of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered () according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
[46] All those that were numbered () of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, () after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
[47] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came () to do () the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
[48] even those that were numbered () of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
[49] According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered () by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered () of him, as the Lord commanded () Moses.

Numbers 4:14 Or, bowls
Numbers 4:23 Heb. to war the warfare
Numbers 4:24 Or, carriage
Numbers 4:27 Heb. mouth
Numbers 4:30 Heb. warfare

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 4 (BYZ)

[1] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων λεγων
[2] λαβε το κεφαλαιον των υιων κααθ εκ μεσου υιων λευι κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων
[3] απο εικοσι και πεντε ετων και επανω και εως πεντηκοντα ετων πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν ποιησαι παντα τα εργα εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[4] και ταυτα τα εργα των υιων κααθ εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου αγιον των αγιων
[5] και εισελευσεται ααρων και οι υιοι αυτου οταν εξαιρη η παρεμβολη και καθελουσιν το καταπετασμα το συσκιαζον και κατακαλυψουσιν εν αυτω την κιβωτον του μαρτυριου
[6] και επιθησουσιν επ αυτο κατακαλυμμα δερμα υακινθινον και επιβαλουσιν επ αυτην ιματιον ολον υακινθινον ανωθεν και διεμβαλουσιν τους αναφορεις
[7] και επι την τραπεζαν την προκειμενην επιβαλουσιν επ αυτην ιματιον ολοπορφυρον και τα τρυβλια και τας θυισκας και τους κυαθους και τα σπονδεια εν οις σπενδει και οι αρτοι οι δια παντος επ αυτης εσονται
[8] και επιβαλουσιν επ αυτην ιματιον κοκκινον και καλυψουσιν αυτην καλυμματι δερματινω υακινθινω και διεμβαλουσιν δι αυτης τους αναφορεις
[9] και λημψονται ιματιον υακινθινον και καλυψουσιν την λυχνιαν την φωτιζουσαν και τους λυχνους αυτης και τας λαβιδας αυτης και τας επαρυστριδας αυτης και παντα τα αγγεια του ελαιου οις λειτουργουσιν εν αυτοις
[10] και εμβαλουσιν αυτην και παντα τα σκευη αυτης εις καλυμμα δερματινον υακινθινον και επιθησουσιν αυτην επ αναφορεων
[11] και επι το θυσιαστηριον το χρυσουν επικαλυψουσιν ιματιον υακινθινον και καλυψουσιν αυτο καλυμματι δερματινω υακινθινω και διεμβαλουσιν τους αναφορεις αυτου
[12] και λημψονται παντα τα σκευη τα λειτουργικα οσα λειτουργουσιν εν αυτοις εν τοις αγιοις και εμβαλουσιν εις ιματιον υακινθινον και καλυψουσιν αυτα καλυμματι δερματινω υακινθινω και επιθησουσιν επι αναφορεις
[13] και τον καλυπτηρα επιθησει επι το θυσιαστηριον και επικαλυψουσιν επ αυτο ιματιον ολοπορφυρον
[14] και επιθησουσιν επ αυτο παντα τα σκευη οσοις λειτουργουσιν επ αυτο εν αυτοις και τα πυρεια και τας κρεαγρας και τας φιαλας και τον καλυπτηρα και παντα τα σκευη του θυσιαστηριου και επιβαλουσιν επ αυτο καλυμμα δερματινον υακινθινον και διεμβαλουσιν τους αναφορεις αυτου και λημψονται ιματιον πορφυρουν και συγκαλυψουσιν τον λουτηρα και την βασιν αυτου και εμβαλουσιν αυτα εις καλυμμα δερματινον υακινθινον και επιθησουσιν επι αναφορεις
[15] και συντελεσουσιν ααρων και οι υιοι αυτου καλυπτοντες τα αγια και παντα τα σκευη τα αγια εν τω εξαιρειν την παρεμβολην και μετα ταυτα εισελευσονται υιοι κααθ αιρειν και ουχ αψονται των αγιων ινα μη αποθανωσιν ταυτα αρουσιν οι υιοι κααθ εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[16] επισκοπος ελεαζαρ υιος ααρων του ιερεως το ελαιον του φωτος και το θυμιαμα της συνθεσεως και η θυσια η καθ ημεραν και το ελαιον της χρισεως η επισκοπη ολης της σκηνης και οσα εστιν εν αυτη εν τω αγιω εν πασι τοις εργοις
[17] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων λεγων
[18] μη ολεθρευσητε της φυλης τον δημον τον κααθ εκ μεσου των λευιτων
[19] τουτο ποιησατε αυτοις και ζησονται και ου μη αποθανωσιν προσπορευομενων αυτων προς τα αγια των αγιων ααρων και οι υιοι αυτου προσπορευεσθωσαν και καταστησουσιν αυτους εκαστον κατα την αναφοραν αυτου
[20] και ου μη εισελθωσιν ιδειν εξαπινα τα αγια και αποθανουνται
[21] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[22] λαβε την αρχην των υιων γεδσων και τουτους κατ οικους πατριων αυτων κατα δημους αυτων
[23] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους επισκεψαι αυτους πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν και ποιειν τα εργα αυτου εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[24] αυτη η λειτουργια του δημου του γεδσων λειτουργειν και αιρειν
[25] και αρει τας δερρεις της σκηνης και την σκηνην του μαρτυριου και το καλυμμα αυτης και το καλυμμα το υακινθινον το ον επ αυτης ανωθεν και το καλυμμα της θυρας της σκηνης του μαρτυριου
[26] και τα ιστια της αυλης οσα επι της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και τα περισσα και παντα τα σκευη τα λειτουργικα οσα λειτουργουσιν εν αυτοις ποιησουσιν
[27] κατα στομα ααρων και των υιων αυτου εσται η λειτουργια των υιων γεδσων κατα πασας τας λειτουργιας αυτων και κατα παντα τα αρτα δι αυτων και επισκεψη αυτους εξ ονοματων παντα τα αρτα υπ αυτων
[28] αυτη η λειτουργια των υιων γεδσων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου και η φυλακη αυτων εν χειρι ιθαμαρ του υιου ααρων του ιερεως
[29] υιοι μεραρι κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων επισκεψασθε αυτους
[30] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους επισκεψασθε αυτους πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν τα εργα της σκηνης του μαρτυριου
[31] και ταυτα τα φυλαγματα των αιρομενων υπ αυτων κατα παντα τα εργα αυτων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου τας κεφαλιδας της σκηνης και τους μοχλους και τους στυλους αυτης και τας βασεις αυτης και το κατακαλυμμα και αι βασεις αυτων και οι στυλοι αυτων και το κατακαλυμμα της θυρας της σκηνης
[32] και τους στυλους της αυλης κυκλω και αι βασεις αυτων και τους στυλους του καταπετασματος της πυλης της αυλης και τας βασεις αυτων και τους πασσαλους αυτων και τους καλους αυτων και παντα τα σκευη αυτων και παντα τα λειτουργηματα αυτων εξ ονοματων επισκεψασθε αυτους και παντα τα σκευη της φυλακης των αιρομενων υπ αυτων
[33] αυτη η λειτουργια δημου υιων μεραρι εν πασιν τοις εργοις αυτων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου εν χειρι ιθαμαρ υιου ααρων του ιερεως
[34] και επεσκεψατο μωυσης και ααρων και οι αρχοντες ισραηλ τους υιους κααθ κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων
[35] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν και ποιειν εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[36] και εγενετο η επισκεψις αυτων κατα δημους αυτων δισχιλιοι διακοσιοι πεντηκοντα
[37] αυτη η επισκεψις δημου κααθ πας ο λειτουργων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου καθα επεσκεψατο μωυσης και ααρων δια φωνης κυριου εν χειρι μωυση
[38] και επεσκεπησαν υιοι γεδσων κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων
[39] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν και ποιειν τα εργα εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[40] και εγενετο η επισκεψις αυτων κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων δισχιλιοι εξακοσιοι τριακοντα
[41] αυτη η επισκεψις δημου υιων γεδσων πας ο λειτουργων εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου ους επεσκεψατο μωυσης και ααρων δια φωνης κυριου εν χειρι μωυση
[42] επεσκεπησαν δε και δημος υιων μεραρι κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων
[43] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους πας ο εισπορευομενος λειτουργειν προς τα εργα της σκηνης του μαρτυριου
[44] και εγενηθη η επισκεψις αυτων κατα δημους αυτων κατ οικους πατριων αυτων τρισχιλιοι και διακοσιοι
[45] αυτη η επισκεψις δημου υιων μεραρι ους επεσκεψατο μωυσης και ααρων δια φωνης κυριου εν χειρι μωυση
[46] παντες οι επεσκεμμενοι ους επεσκεψατο μωυσης και ααρων και οι αρχοντες ισραηλ τους λευιτας κατα δημους κατ οικους πατριων αυτων
[47] απο πεντεκαιεικοσαετους και επανω εως πεντηκονταετους πας ο εισπορευομενος προς το εργον των εργων και τα εργα τα αιρομενα εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου
[48] και εγενηθησαν οι επισκεπεντες οκτακισχιλιοι πεντακοσιοι ογδοηκοντα
[49] δια φωνης κυριου επεσκεψατο αυτους εν χειρι μωυση ανδρα κατ ανδρα επι των εργων αυτων και επι ων αιρουσιν αυτοι και επεσκεπησαν ον τροπον συνεταξεν κυριος τω μωυση

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