Numbers 4:17-49

17And YhwhH3068 spakeH1696 unto MosesH4872 and unto AaronH175, sayingH559, 18Cut ye not offH3772 the tribeH7626 of the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956 from amongH8432 the LevitesH3881: 19But thus doH6213 unto them, that they may liveH2421, and not dieH4191, when they approachH5066 unto the mostH6944 holy thingsH6944: AaronH175 and his sonsH1121 shall go inH935, and appointH7760 them everyH376 oneH376 to his serviceH5656 and to his burdenH4853: 20But they shall not go inH935 to seeH7200 when the holy thingsH6944 are coveredH1104, lest they dieH4191.

21And YhwhH3068 spakeH1696 unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 22TakeH5375 also the sumH7218 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648, throughout the housesH1004 of their fathersH1, by their familiesH4940; 23From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 until fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121 shalt thou numberH6485 them; all that enter inH935 to performH6633 the serviceH6635, to doH5647 the workH5656 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150.1 24This is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the GershonitesH1649, to serveH5647, and for burdensH4853:2 25And they shall bearH5375 the curtainsH3407 of the tabernacleH4908, and the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, his coveringH4372, and the coveringH4372 of the badgers’H8476 skins that is aboveH4605 upon it, and the hangingH4539 for the doorH6607 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, 26And the hangingsH7050 of the courtH2691, and the hangingH4539 for the doorH6607 of the gateH8179 of the courtH2691, which is by the tabernacleH4908 and by the altarH4196 round aboutH5439, and their cordsH4340, and all the instrumentsH3627 of their serviceH5656, and all that is madeH6213 for them: so shall they serveH5647. 27At the appointmentH6310 of AaronH175 and his sonsH1121 shall be all the serviceH5656 of the sonsH1121 of the GershonitesH1649, in all their burdensH4853, and in all their serviceH5656: and ye shall appointH6485 unto them in chargeH4931 all their burdensH4853.3 28This is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1649 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150: and their chargeH4931 shall be under the handH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.

29As for the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, thou shalt numberH6485 them after their familiesH4940, by the houseH1004 of their fathersH1; 30From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121 shalt thou numberH6485 them, every one that enterethH935 into the serviceH6635, to doH5647 the workH5656 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150.4 31And this is the chargeH4931 of their burdenH4853, according to all their serviceH5656 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150; the boardsH7175 of the tabernacleH4908, and the barsH1280 thereof, and the pillarsH5982 thereof, and socketsH134 thereof, 32And the pillarsH5982 of the courtH2691 round aboutH5439, and their socketsH134, and their pinsH3489, and their cordsH4340, with all their instrumentsH3627, and with all their serviceH5656: and by nameH8034 ye shall reckonH6485 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 tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, under the handH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.

34And MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and the chiefH5387 of the congregationH5712 numberedH6485 the sonsH1121 of the KohathitesH6956 after their familiesH4940, and after the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, 35From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121, every one that enterethH935 into the serviceH6635, for the workH5656 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150: 36And those that were numberedH6485 of them by their familiesH4940 were two thousandH505 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572. 37These were they that were numberedH6485 of the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956, all that might do serviceH5647 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, which MosesH4872 and AaronH175 did numberH6485 according to the commandmentH6310 of YhwhH3068 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872. 38And those that were numberedH6485 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648, throughout their familiesH4940, and by the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, 39From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121, every one that enterethH935 into the serviceH6635, for the workH5656 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, 40Even those that were numberedH6485 of them, throughout their familiesH4940, by the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, were two thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970. 41These are they that were numberedH6485 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648, of all that might do serviceH5647 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 did numberH6485 according to the commandmentH6310 of YhwhH3068.

42And those that were numberedH6485 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, throughout their familiesH4940, by the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, 43From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121, every one that enterethH935 into the serviceH6635, for the workH5656 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, 44Even those that were numberedH6485 of them after their familiesH4940, were threeH7969 thousandH505 and two hundredH3967. 45These be those that were numberedH6485 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 numberedH6485 according to the wordH6310 of YhwhH3068 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872. 46All those that were numberedH6485 of the LevitesH3881, whom MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and the chiefH5387 of IsraelH3478 numberedH6485, after their familiesH4940, and after the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, 47From thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 even unto fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121, every one that cameH935 to doH5647 the service of the ministryH5656, and the serviceH5656 of the burdenH4853 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, 48Even those that were numberedH6485 of them, were eightH8083 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 and fourscoreH8084. 49According to the commandmentH6310 of YhwhH3068 they were numberedH6485 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872, everyH376 oneH376 according to his serviceH5656, and according to his burdenH4853: thus were they numberedH6485 of him, as YhwhH3068 commandedH6680 MosesH4872.