Min Shu Ji_Chapter 4

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

Take the total number of the Kohathites from among the Levites, according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, all those who come to serve and serve in the tent of meeting are counted.

This is what the descendants of Kohatha did when carrying the most holy things at the Tent of Meeting,

When the camp is set up, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take off the veil of the ark of the Testament to cover it,

Cover it with sea dog skin, cover it with a pure blue blanket, and thread the poles through.

And he spread a blue blanket on the table of the display cakes, and placed the plates, spoons, wine bowls, and cups on it. There must also be a permanent cake on the table.

Cover it with a crimson blanket, then cover it with dog skin, and put on the poles.

Take a blue blanket and cover the lampstand and all the lamps, scissors, wax trays, and oil containers used on it.

And wrap the lampstand and all its utensils in sea dog skin and place them on the lifting frame.

Spread a blue blanket over the golden altar, cover it with dog skin, and put on the poles.

Wrap all the utensils used in the sanctuary in a blue blanket, cover them with fur of sea dogs, and place them on a lifting frame.

To collect the ash from the altar, spread a purple blanket over the altar.

And all the utensils used, including the fire cauldron, meat fork, shovel, plate, and all the utensils belonging to the altar, shall be placed on the altar, and the skin of a Shanghai dog shall be covered, and the poles shall be worn.

When the camp is about to start, Aaron and his sons have covered the sanctuary and all its utensils. The descendants of Kohath must come and carry it, but they must not touch the holy things, so that they do not die. These objects in the tent of meeting should be carried by the descendants of Kohatha

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to take care of the oil and spices for lighting the lamps, as well as the grain offering and anointing oil that should be offered. He is also to take care of the entire tabernacle and all its utensils, as well as the sanctuary and its utensils.

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

You shall not cut off the tribe of the Kohathites from among the Levites.

When they approach the most sacred thing, Aaron and his sons will go in and send each of them what they should do and what they should carry. Treat them in this way so that they can live and not die.

But they are not allowed to go in to watch the sanctuary during the filming, so as not to die.

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

You shall take the total number of the descendants of Gershon according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, all those who come to serve and serve in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be counted.

This is what the people of Gershon did and what they carried,

They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting, as well as the covering of the tent of meeting and the fur of sea dogs on it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,

The curtains and door curtains of the courtyard (which surround the tent and altar), ropes, and all the utensils used, regardless of their purpose, must be managed.

The descendants of Gershon must follow the orders of Aaron and his sons in all lifting and handling of goods. What they should carry, they shall be sent to guard.

This is what the tribes of the Gershonites did in the Tent of Meeting. What they are guarding will be under the hands of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

As for the descendants of Merari, count them according to their families and clans.

From the age of thirty to fifty, count all those who come to serve and serve in the tabernacle of the congregation.

They were responsible for carrying the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets of the tabernacle,

The pillars around the courtyard and their sockets, stakes, ropes, and all the utensils used. You must specify the equipment they carry by name.

This is what the descendants of Merari and their families did in the tent of meeting, all under the command of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the assembly took the descendants of Kohath according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, everyone who came to serve and worked in the tent of meeting was counted.

A total of 2750 people were counted.

These are the people who were numbered among the families of the Kohathites, who worked in the tabernacle of the meeting. They were Moses and Aaron, as the Lord commanded them to be numbered through Moses.

The descendants of Gershon were numbered according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, there were a total of 2630 people who came to serve in the tent of meeting.

These are the people who were numbered among the descendants of Gershon and their families, who worked in the tabernacle of the meeting. They were Moses and Aaron, who were numbered according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

Among the descendants of Merari, all the tribes were numbered according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, there were a total of 3200 people who came to serve and serve in the tent of meeting.

These are the people who were numbered among the families of the children of Merari, Moses and Aaron, as the Lord commanded through Moses.

All the Levites who were numbered, including Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, were numbered according to their families and clans,

From the age of thirty to fifty, there were eight thousand five hundred and eighty people who came to serve and did lifting work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Moses counted them according to their work and the things they carried, as commanded by the Lord. They were numbered by Moses in this way, as the Lord commanded him.