Numbers 4:17-49

17And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872 and unto AaronH175, sayingH559, 18CutH3772 ye not off the tribeH7626 of the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956 from among the LevitesH3881; 19but thus do unto them, that they may liveH2421, and not dieH4191, when they approachH5066 unto the most holyH6944 thingsH6944: AaronH175 and his sonsH1121 shall goH935 in, and appointH7760 them every oneH376 to his serviceH5656 and to his burdenH4853; 20but they shall not goH935 in to seeH7200 the sanctuaryH6944 even for a moment, lest they dieH4191.

21And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 22TakeH5375 the sum of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648 alsoH1571, by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, by their familiesH4940; 23from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 until fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the serviceH5656, to do the workH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 24This is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the Gershonites, in servingH5647 and in bearing burdens: 25they shall bearH5375 the curtainsH3407 of the tabernacleH4908, and the tentH168 of meetingH4150, its coveringH4372, and the coveringH4372 of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screenH4539 for the doorH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 26and the hangings of the courtH2691, and the screenH4539 for the doorH6607 of the gateH8179 of the courtH2691, which is by the tabernacleH4908 and by the altarH4196 roundH5439 about, and their cordsH4340, and all the instrumentsH3627 of their serviceH5656, and whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serveH5647. 27At the commandment of AaronH175 and his sonsH1121 shall beH1961 all the serviceH5656 of the sonsH1121 of the Gershonites, in all their burdenH4853, and in all their serviceH5656; and ye shall appointH6485 unto them in chargeH4931 all their burdenH4853. 28This is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of the Gershonites in the tentH168 of meetingH4150: and their chargeH4931 shall be under the handH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.

29As for the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, thou shalt number them by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 housesH1004; 30from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the serviceH5656, to do the workH5656 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 31And this is the chargeH4931 of their burdenH4853, according to all their serviceH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150: the boards of the tabernacleH4908, and the barsH1280 thereof, and the pillarsH5982 thereof, and the sockets thereof, 32and the pillarsH5982 of the courtH2691 roundH5439 about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cordsH4340, with all their instrumentsH3627, and with all their serviceH5656: and by nameH8034 ye shall appointH6485 the instrumentsH3627 of the chargeH4931 of their burdenH4853. 33This is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, according to all their serviceH5656, in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, under the handH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.

34And MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and the princesH5387 of the congregationH5712 numbered the sonsH1121 of the KohathitesH6956 by their familiesH4940, and by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, 35from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old, every one that entered upon the serviceH5656, for workH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150: 36and those that wereH1961 numbered of them by their familiesH4940 wereH1961 twoH3967 thousandH505 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572. 37These are they that were numbered of the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956, all that did serveH5647 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by MosesH4872.

38And those that were numbered of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648, their familiesH4940, and by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, 39from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old, every one that entered upon the serviceH5656, for workH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 40even those that wereH1961 numbered of them, by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, wereH1961 twoH3967 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970. 41These are they that were numbered of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648, all that did serveH5647 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.

42And those that were numbered of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, 43from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old, every one that entered upon the serviceH5656, for workH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 44even those that wereH1961 numbered of them by their familiesH4940, wereH1961 threeH7969 thousandH505 and twoH3967 hundredH3967. 45These are they that were numbered of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by MosesH4872.

46All those that were numbered of the LevitesH3881, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and the princesH5387 of IsraelH3478 numbered, by their familiesH4940, and by their fathers’H1 housesH1004, 47from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 old, every one that entered in to do the workH5656 of serviceH5656, and the workH5656 of bearing burdens in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 48even those that wereH1961 numbered of them, wereH1961 eightH8083 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 and fourscore. 49According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by MosesH4872, every oneH376 according to his serviceH5656, and according to his burdenH4853: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872.