⁶ Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,^(A) “Do not let your hair hang loose^(B) and do not tear your clothes,^(C) or else you will die, and the Lord will become angry^(D) with the whole community. However, your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may weep^(E) over the fire that the Lord caused.

¹⁶ “Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil,^(A) the fragrant incense,^(B) the daily grain offering,^(C) and the anointing oil.^(D) He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils.”^[a]

²⁸ This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.^(A)

³³ This is the service of the Merarite clans regarding all their work at the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”