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Numbers 4:5-33

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, put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

“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. They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

“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. They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

“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.

“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. 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.

“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.

“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.”

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, “Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; but thus do 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; but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; 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.

“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: 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, 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. 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. 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.

“As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; 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. 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, 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. 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.”

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“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things. 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, put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

“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. They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

“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. They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

“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.

“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. 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.

“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.

“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.”

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, “Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; but thus do 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; but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; 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.

“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: 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, 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. 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. 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.

“As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; 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. 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, 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. 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.”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    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,

    put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

    “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.

    They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

    “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.

    They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

    “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

    “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.

    “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.

    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.

    “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.

    “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.”

    Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    “Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

    but thus do 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;

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

    Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

    “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;

    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.

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

    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,

    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.

    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.

    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.

    “As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;

    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.

    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,

    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.

    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.”

  • KJV King James Version

    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:

    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.

    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:

    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.

    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:

    And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

    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:

    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:

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

    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.

    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.

    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.

    And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

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

    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:

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

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

    Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

    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.

    This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

    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,

    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.

    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.

    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.

    As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

    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.

    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,

    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.

    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.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    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;

    and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall set the staves thereof.

    And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the pans, and the bowls, and the jars wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall remain thereon.

    And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

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

    And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon a bar.

    And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

    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 a bar.

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

    And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans, 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 set the staves thereof.

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

    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: he shall have the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, whether it be the sanctuary, or the furniture thereof.'

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:

    'Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

    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;

    but they shall not go in to see the holy things as they are being covered, lest they die.'

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying:

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

    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 service in the tent of meeting.

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

    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;

    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 there may be to do with them, therein shall they serve.

    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.

    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.

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

    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.

    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;

    and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, even all their appurtenance, and all that pertaineth to their service; and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

    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.'

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  • 2 Samuel 6:6-7 (vv15, 18) When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled. Yahweh’s anger…
  • Exodus 19:21 (vv18, 20) Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.
  • Numbers 7:9 (v15) But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
  • Numbers 4:3 (vv23, 30) 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.
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  • Numbers 4:15 (vv5, 19, 20, 24) “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after…
  • Numbers 4:19 (vv20, 24) but thus do 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…
  • Exodus 26:14 (v25) You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
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  • Leviticus 10:2 (v20) Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
  • Leviticus 24:2 (v16) “Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
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  • Numbers 10:21 (v15) The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
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  • Exodus 25:31-39 (v9) “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its…
  • Exodus 30:23-38 (v16) “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of…
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  • Leviticus 24:5-8 (v7) “You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in one cake. You shall set them in two rows, six…
  • Numbers 3:36-37 (v31) The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its…
  • Numbers 4:23 (v30) 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…
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  • 1 Chronicles 15:2 (v15) Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him…
  • Matthew 27:51 (v5) Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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  • 1 Peter 2:25 (v16) For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  • Exodus 25:9 (vv12, 32) According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.
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  • Exodus 39:41 (vv6, 13) the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to…
  • Numbers 3:8 (vv12, 32) They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the…
  • Numbers 4:9 (vv8, 12) “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,…
  • Numbers 4:11-13 (vv6, 8) “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. “They shall take…
  • 2 Chronicles 4:19 (vv12, 14) Solomon made all the vessels that were in God’s house, the golden altar also, and the tables with the show bread on them;
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  • Exodus 25:23-30 (v7) “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Its length shall be two cubits, and its width a cubit, and its height one and a half cubits. You…
  • Exodus 26:15 (v31) “You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
  • Exodus 26:31-33 (v5) “You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.…
  • Exodus 27:1-8 (v13) “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three…
  • Exodus 27:9 (v26) “You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one…
  • Exodus 27:20-21 (v16) “You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.…
  • Exodus 29:39-41 (v16) The one lamb you shall offer in the morning; and the other lamb you shall offer at evening; and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah…
  • Exodus 30:1-19 (v11) “You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood. Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall…
  • Exodus 31:10 (v12) the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—
  • Exodus 31:11 (v16) the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
  • Exodus 35:18 (v26) the pins of the tabernacle, the pins of the court, and their cords;
  • Exodus 35:19 (v6) the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons—to…
  • Exodus 36:35 (v5) He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.
  • Exodus 37:1-9 (v5) Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its…
  • Exodus 37:10-16 (v7) He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half. He overlaid…
  • Exodus 37:17-24 (v9) He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were…
  • Exodus 37:25-28 (v11) He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its…
  • Exodus 37:29 (v16) He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
  • Exodus 38:17 (v32) The sockets for the pillars were of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. Their capitals were overlaid with…
  • Exodus 39:38 (v11) the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,
  • Exodus 40:3 (v5) You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
  • Exodus 40:5 (v11) You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
  • Exodus 40:26-27 (v11) He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil; and he burned incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
  • Leviticus 6:20 (v16) “This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to Yahweh in the day when he is anointed: one tenth of an ephah of…
  • Leviticus 10:1-2 (v18) Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before…
  • Numbers 1:51 (v15) When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The…
  • Numbers 2:16-17 (v5) “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall…
  • Numbers 3:18 (v22) These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
  • Numbers 3:21 (v22) Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
  • Numbers 3:24 (v22) Eliasaph the son of Lael shall be the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.
  • Numbers 3:27-32 (v5) Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites.…
  • Numbers 3:30-31 (v15) The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. Their duty shall be the ark, the…
  • Numbers 3:32 (v16) Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of…
  • Numbers 3:33-35 (v29) Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari. Those who were counted of them,…
  • Numbers 3:38 (v15) Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his…
  • Numbers 4:6 (v10) put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.
  • Numbers 4:6-7 (v8) put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles. “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue…
  • Numbers 4:6-9 (v13) put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles. “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue…
  • Numbers 4:7 (v12) “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…
  • Numbers 4:7-8 (v6) “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…
  • Numbers 4:11-12 (v13) “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. “They shall take…
  • Numbers 4:12 (v10) “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…
  • Numbers 4:27 (v24) 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…
  • Numbers 4:31-32 (v24) 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,…
  • Numbers 4:47 (v24) 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…
  • Numbers 4:49 (v24) According to the commandment of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they…
  • Numbers 7:1 (v32) On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar…
  • Numbers 7:5-7 (v25) “Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to…
  • Numbers 7:8-9 (v31) He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the…
  • Numbers 10:14 (v5) First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his…
  • Numbers 16:32 (v18) The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
  • Numbers 17:10 (v18) Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you…
  • Numbers 18:5 (v18) “You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.
  • Joshua 3:6 (v33) Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and cross over before the people.” They took up the ark of the…
  • Joshua 4:10 (v15) For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to…
  • 2 Samuel 6:2-9 (v5) David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the…
  • 2 Samuel 6:13 (v15) When those who bore Yahweh’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
  • 1 Kings 8:7-8 (v6) For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above. The poles were so…
  • 2 Kings 25:14-15 (v12) They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered. The captain of…
  • 1 Chronicles 15:15 (v15) The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32 Which divided the Sanctuary from the holiest of all.

Which divided the Sanctuary from the holiest of all.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv5, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32 Num 4:5 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32 For upon this necessary occasion the inferior priests are…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v21 We have here the charge of the other two…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv5–33 And when the camp setteth forward,.... Upon the cloud's…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32 They shall take down - For upon this necessary…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v20 Verse 20. When the holy things are covered] Literally,…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26, 32 Num 4:5-6. They shall take down — For upon…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv6, 20, 23, 28 wholly of blue - Compare Exo 25:4 note. The…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 26, 27 Sons. Necessity excused them on this occasion. Out of…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 24, 28, 29 covering veil--the inner veil, which separated the holy from…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 32 5. The covering vail — That which separated the…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv5, 7, 15, 16, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32 5–14. When finally ready for the march the burden…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32 (5) Aaron shall come, and his sons . .…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32 The covering veil. The curtain which hung before the…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v16 The office of Eleazar.
Alexander MacLaren 1905 · Public Domain On v23
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v7 (See Scofield "Exo 25:30").
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On vv21, 29 The Work of the Gershonites
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 33 When the camp prepares
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv15, 21, 29 4:15 Aaron and his surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar…
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