MLV(i)
2 Take the sum 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 upon 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, about the most holy things:
5 When the camp sets forward, Aaron will go in and his sons and they will take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 And will put on it a covering of certain skin and will spread over it a cloth all of blue and will put in the staves of it.
7 And upon the table of showbread they will spread a cloth of blue and put on it the dishes and the spoons and the bowls and the cups with which to pour out. And the continual bread will be on it. 8 And they will spread upon them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of certain skin and will put in the staves of it.
9 And they will take a cloth of blue and cover the lamp-stand of the light and its lamps and its snuffers and its snuff dishes and all the oil vessels of it, with which they minister to it. 10 And they will put it and all the vessels of it within a covering of certain skin and will put it upon the frame.
11 And upon the golden altar they will spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of certain skin and will put in the staves of it.
12 And they will take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of certain skin and will put them on the frame.
13 And they will take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on it. 14 And they will put upon it all the vessels of it, with which they minister about it: the censors, the forks and the shovels and the basins, all the vessels of the altar. And they will spread upon it a covering of certain skin and put in the staves of it.
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 will come to bear it, but they will not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
16 And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest will 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 is in it: the sanctuary and the furniture of it.
17 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 You* cut not off the tribe of the Kohathite families from among the Levites, 19 but thus do to them, that they may live and not die, when they approach to the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint for them each one to his service and to his burden, 20 but they will not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.
4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things:
5 When the camp sets forward, Aaron will go in and his sons and they will take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 And will put on it a covering of certain skin and will spread over it a cloth all of blue and will put in the staves of it.
7 And upon the table of showbread they will spread a cloth of blue and put on it the dishes and the spoons and the bowls and the cups with which to pour out. And the continual bread will be on it. 8 And they will spread upon them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of certain skin and will put in the staves of it.
9 And they will take a cloth of blue and cover the lamp-stand of the light and its lamps and its snuffers and its snuff dishes and all the oil vessels of it, with which they minister to it. 10 And they will put it and all the vessels of it within a covering of certain skin and will put it upon the frame.
11 And upon the golden altar they will spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of certain skin and will put in the staves of it.
12 And they will take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of certain skin and will put them on the frame.
13 And they will take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on it. 14 And they will put upon it all the vessels of it, with which they minister about it: the censors, the forks and the shovels and the basins, all the vessels of the altar. And they will spread upon it a covering of certain skin and put in the staves of it.
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 will come to bear it, but they will not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
16 And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest will 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 is in it: the sanctuary and the furniture of it.
17 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 You* cut not off the tribe of the Kohathite families from among the Levites, 19 but thus do to them, that they may live and not die, when they approach to the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint for them each one to his service and to his burden, 20 but they will not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.