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 4:1 ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

 4:1 ¶ And the LORD° spake°° unto° Moses° and unto° Aaron,° saying,°°

 4:2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

 4:2 Take°°° the sum° of the sons° of Kohath° from among°° the sons° of Levi,° after their families,° by the house° of their fathers,°

 4:3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

 4:3 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.°

 4:4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, [about] the most holy things:

 4:4 This° [shall be] the service° of the sons° of Kohath° in the tabernacle° of the congregation,° [about] the most° holy things:°

 4:5 ¶ when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

 4:5 ¶ 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:

 4:6 and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

 4:6 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.

 4:7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon:

 4:7 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:°

 4:8 and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof.

 4:8 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.

 4:9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

 4:9 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:

 4:10 and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame.

 4:10 And they shall put°° it and all° the vessels° thereof within° a covering° of badgers'° skins,° and shall put°° [it] upon° a bar.°

 4:11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:

 4:11 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:

 4:12 and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

 4:12 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:°

 4:13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

 4:13 And they shall take away the ashes°°° from the altar,° and spread°° a purple° cloth° thereon:°

 4:14 and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof.

 4:14 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.

 4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

 4:15 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.°

 4:16 ¶ And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof.

 4:16 ¶ 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.

 4:17 ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

 4:17 ¶ And the LORD° spake°° unto° Moses° and unto° Aaron,° saying,°°

 4:18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

 4:18 Cut ye not off°°°° the tribe° of the families° of the Kohathites° from among°° the Levites:°

 4:19 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;

 4:19 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:°

 4:20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

 4:20 But they shall not° go in°° to see°° when° the holy things° are covered,°° lest they die.°°

 4:21 ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

 4:21 ¶ And the LORD° spake°° unto° Moses,° saying,°°

 4:22 Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families;

 4:22 Take°° also°° the sum° of the sons° of Gershon,° throughout the houses° of their fathers,° by their families;°

 4:23 from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.

 4:23 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.°

 4:24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:

 4:24 This° [is] the service° of the families° of the Gershonites,° to serve,°° and for burdens:°

 4:25 they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

 4:25 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,°

 4:26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen 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 whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve.

 4:26 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.°°

 4:27 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 ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.

 4:27 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.°

 4:28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

 4:28 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.°

 4:29 ¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

 4:29 ¶ As for the sons° of Merari,° thou shalt number°° them after their families,° by the house° of their fathers;°

 4:30 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting.

 4:30 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.°

 4:31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof,

 4:31 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,

 4:32 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 appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

 4:32 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.°

 4:33 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.

 4:33 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.°

 4:34 ¶ And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

 4:34 ¶ 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,°

 4:35 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:

 4:35 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:°

 4:36 and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

 4:36 And those that were numbered°° of them by their families° were° two thousand° seven° hundred° and fifty.°

 4:37 These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

 4:37 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.°

 4:38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers' houses,

 4:38 And those that were numbered°° of the sons° of Gershon,° throughout their families,° and by the house° of their fathers,°

 4:39 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

 4:39 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,°

 4:40 even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

 4:40 Even those that were numbered°° of them, throughout their families,° by the house° of their fathers,° were° two thousand° and six° hundred° and thirty.°

 4:41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.

 4:41 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.°

 4:42 ¶ And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

 4:42 ¶ And those that were numbered°° of the families° of the sons° of Merari,° throughout their families,° by the house° of their fathers,°

 4:43 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

 4:43 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,°

 4:44 even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

 4:44 Even those that were numbered°° of them after their families,° were° three° thousand° and two hundred.°

 4:45 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

 4:45 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.°

 4:46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

 4:46 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,°

 4:47 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,

 4:47 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,°

 4:48 even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.

 4:48 Even those that were numbered°° of them, were° eight° thousand° and five° hundred° and fourscore.°

 4:49 According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

 4:49 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.°