Numbers Chapter 4
So God was like to Moses and Aaron, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Get all the Kohath fam from Levi's squad counted by their families, fr.
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
From ages thirty to fifty, everyone who's down to put in work at the tabernacle, no cap.
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.
This is how the Kohath fam operates in the tabernacle, handling the seriously holy items:
This {shall be} the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, {about} the most holy things:
When it’s time for the camp to move out, Aaron and his crew need to take down the covering and wrap up the ark, periodt.
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:
They’ll toss on some badger skins and layer it with a blue cloth, then pop in the poles.
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.
On the table for the showbread, they spread a blue cloth, putting dishes, spoons, bowls, and covers on it: the bread vibes are always there.
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: {cover...: or, pour out withal}
They’ll put a scarlet cloth on it, cover it with badger skins, and stick in the poles.
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.
They’ll grab a blue cloth, cover the candlestick along with its lamps, tongs, and snuffdishes, plus all the oil stuff, fr.
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:
They’ll pack it up with all its gear in badger skins and put it on a bar.
And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put {it} upon a bar.
On the golden altar, they need to lay down a blue cloth, cover it with badger skins, and set the staves on it, fr.
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:
They’ll take all the ministry tools for the sanctuary, wrap 'em in a blue cloth, cover 'em with badger skins, and set 'em on a bar, no cap.
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:
They gonna scoop the ashes off the altar and lay down a purple cloth on it, periodt.
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
They’ll load it with all the vessels they use, like censers, fleshhooks, shovels, and basons, cover it with badger skins, and stick the staves on it, bet.
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. {basons: or, bowls}
Once Aaron and his sons finish wrapping up the sanctuary and its vessels, when the camp is good to go, the kids of Kohath will carry it, but they better not touch anything holy, or it’s game over for them. This is how the Kohath kids vibe in the tabernacle.
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.
Eleazar, who’s Aaron’s son, is in charge of the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily meat offering, anointing oil, and watching over the whole tabernacle and its stuff, lit.
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.
Then the Lord came through to Moses and Aaron, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Don’t kick the Kohathite tribe out from the Levites, that’s sus.
Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
But do this so they can live and not die when they get close to the holy things: Aaron and his sons will step in and tell each one what their service and load will be, fr.
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 can’t peek while the holy stuff is getting covered, or it's a wrap for them, no cap.
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
So the Lord got at Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Count the sons of Gershon by their families, no cap;
Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
From thirty to fifty, that’s the crew you count; all of them rolling in to serve in the tabernacle vibes.
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. {to perform...: Heb. to war the warfare}
This is the job for the Gershon fams, to serve and carry the load:
This {is} the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: {burdens: or, carriage}
They’re in charge of the tabernacle curtains and the full setup, plus the badger skin covers and the door hangin’ for the tabernacle, fr.
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 for the court, plus the vibes of the gate door, around the tabernacle and altar, with their cords and all the gear for the service, they gonna pop off.
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.
Aaron and his sons are in charge of all the Gershonite service, every load they gotta carry, for real; you’ll assign them their tasks.
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. {appointment: Heb. mouth}
This is the service of the Gershon fam in the tabernacle, with Ithamar, Aaron’s son, calling the shots.
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.
Now for the Merari crew, count them by their families, from their dads' houses;
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
From thirty to fifty, count everyone ready to roll in the tabernacle work, lit.
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. {service: Heb. warfare}
This is the whole vibe of their gig, like all the items in the tabernacle; boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, you feel me?
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 around the court, plus their sockets, pins, and cords, all the gear, you gotta include that for their service, no cap.
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 how the fams of the Merari crew do their thing in the tabernacle under Ithamar, Aaron’s son, straight up.
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.
Moses, Aaron, and the heads of the crew counted the sons of the Kohathites by families and their pops’ houses, for real.
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,
They checked out everyone from thirty to fifty years old who was down to serve in the tabernacle, like, that’s lit.
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:
The final count was two thousand seven hundred and fifty, fr.
And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
These were the Kohath fams that were counted to serve in the tabernacle; Moses and Aaron did that as the Lord commanded, no cap.
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.
And they also counted the sons of Gershon by families and their pops' houses, you know?
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
From thirty to fifty years old, everyone ready to get in on the tabernacle service, that’s the deal.
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,
Those counted from their fams were two thousand six hundred and thirty, periodt.
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
These fams were counted from the sons of Gershon, all ready to serve in the tabernacle, like Moses and Aaron said, no cap.
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.
And those counted from the sons of Merari, across their fams, you know how it is.
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
From thirty to fifty, anyone stepping into the service for the tabernacle, that’s the vibe.
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,
They counted up to three thousand and two hundred, straight up.
Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
These are the fams of Merari, counted by Moses and Aaron, just like the Lord said, fr.
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.
All the Levites were counted by Moses, Aaron, and the heads of Israel, by their families, you feel?
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,
From thirty to fifty, anyone ready to do the ministry and take care of the burdens in the tabernacle, that’s how we roll.
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,
They counted up to eight thousand five hundred and eighty, lit.
Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
Following the Lord's command, Moses counted each one according to their service and burden, just as the Lord told him, periodt.
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.