Numbers 4
Complete Jewish Bible
4 (vii) Adonai said to Moshe and Aharon, 2 “Take a census of the descendants of K’hat, who are among the descendants of Levi, by clans and families, 3 all those from thirty to fifty years old; these will enter the corps doing the work in the tent of meeting.
4 “Here is how the descendants of K’hat are to serve in the tent of meeting and deal with the especially holy things: 5 when the time comes to break camp, Aharon is to go in with his sons, take down the curtain which serves as a screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 On that they are to place a covering of fine leather, and on top of that spread an all-blue cloth. Then they are to insert the carrying-poles. 7 On the table of showbread they are to spread a blue cloth and place on it the dishes, incense pans, offering bowls and pitchers. The perpetual bread is to remain on the table. 8 They are to spread on these things a scarlet cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. 9 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the menorah for the light, its lamps, its tongs, its trays and the jars used to add oil to it. 10 They are to wrap it and all its accessories in fine leather and place them on a carrying-frame. 11 On the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a covering of fine leather and insert its carrying-poles. 12 They are to take all the utensils they use when serving in the sanctuary and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather and place them on a carrying-frame. 13 After removing the greasy ashes from the altar, they are to spread a purple cloth over it 14 and place on it all the utensils required for their altar service — the fire pans, meat-hooks, shovels, basins and other utensils for the altar. Then they are to spread over it a fine leather covering and insert its carrying-poles. 15 When Aharon and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy utensils, when the camp is about to move forward, then the descendants of K’hat are to come and carry them. But they are not to touch the holy things, so that they won’t die. These things are the responsibility of the descendants of K’hat in the tent of meeting.
16 “El‘azar the son of Aharon the cohen is to be responsible for the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the continuing grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings.”
(Maftir) 17 Adonai said to Moshe and Aharon, 18 “Do not cut off the clan of K’hat from among the L’vi’im; 19 rather, do this for them, so that they will live and not die: when they approach the especially holy things, Aharon and his sons are to go in — and you are to assign each one his task; 20 but the descendants of K’hat are not to go in and look at the holy things as they are being covered; if they do, they will die.”
Haftarah B’midbar: Hoshea (Hosea) 2:1(1:10)–2:22(20)
B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah B’midbar: Luke 2:1–7; 1 Corinthians 12:12–31
Parashah 35: Naso (Take) 4:21–7:89
21 Adonai said to Moshe, 22 “Take a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by clans and families; 23 count all those between thirty and fifty years old, all who will enter the corps doing the work of serving in the tent of meeting.
24 “The Gershon families are to be responsible for serving and for transporting loads. 25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the fine leather covering above it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the tapestries for the courtyard, and the screen for the entrance to the courtyard by the tabernacle and around the altar, along with the ropes and all the utensils they need for their service; and they are to do the work connected with these things. 27 Aharon and his sons are to supervise all the work of the Gershon clan in transporting loads and serving, and to assign them who is to carry what. 28 This is how the Gershon families are to serve in the tent of meeting, and they are to be under the direction of Itamar the son of Aharon the cohen.
29 “As for the descendants of M’rari, take a census by clans and families 30 of all those between thirty and fifty years old, all who will be in the corps doing the work of serving in the tent of meeting.
31 “Their service for the tent of meeting will be to carry the frames, crossbars, posts and sockets of the tabernacle; 32 also the posts for the surrounding courtyard, with their sockets, tent pegs, ropes and other accessories, and everything having to do with their service. You are to assign particular loads to specific persons by name. 33 This is how the M’rari families are to serve in the tent of meeting, directed by Itamar the son of Aharon the cohen.”
(S: ii) 34 Moshe, Aharon and the community leaders took a census of the descendants of K’hat by their clans and families, 35 all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting. 36 Registered by their families, they numbered 2,750. 37 These are the ones counted from the K’hat families of all those serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by Adonai through Moshe.
(A: ii) 38 The census of the descendants of Gershon, by their clans and families, 39 all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting, 40 yielded 2,630, registered by their clans and families. 41 These are the ones counted from the families of the descendants of Gershon of all those serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by Adonai.
42 The census of the families of the descendants of M’rari, by their clans and families, 43 all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting, 44 yielded 3,200, registered by their families. 45 These are the ones counted from the families of the descendants of M’rari, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by Adonai through Moshe.
46 The census of the L’vi’im, whom Moshe, Aharon and the leaders of Isra’el enumerated by their clans and families, 47 all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of those working to serve and working to carry loads in the tent of meeting, 48 yielded a total of 8,580 persons.
49 According to Adonai’s order they were appointed by Moshe, each one to his specific service or work. They were also enumerated, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Numbers 4
New King James Version
Duties of the Sons of Kohath
4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “Take a census of the sons of (A)Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house, 3 (B)from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.
4 (C)“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to (D)the most holy things: 5 When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down (E)the covering veil and cover the (F)ark of the Testimony with it. 6 Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of (G)blue; and they shall insert (H)its poles.
7 “On the (I)table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the [a]pitchers for pouring; and the (J)showbread[b] shall be on it. 8 They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. 9 And they shall take a blue cloth and cover the (K)lampstand of the light, (L)with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. 10 Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a carrying beam.
11 “Over (M)the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. 12 Then they shall take all the (N)utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on a carrying beam. 13 Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the [c]basins, and all the utensils of the altar—and they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then (O)the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; (P)but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die.
“(Q)These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
16 “The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is (R)the oil for the light, the (S)sweet incense, (T)the daily grain offering, the (U)anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”
17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 18 “Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; 19 but do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach (V)the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and [d]appoint each of them to his service and his task. 20 (W)But they shall not go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, lest they die.”
Duties of the Sons of Gershon
21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 22 “Also take a census of the sons of (X)Gershon, by their fathers’ house, by their families. 23 (Y)From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. 24 This is the (Z)service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying: 25 (AA)They shall carry the (AB)curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of (AC)badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, 26 the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so shall they serve.
27 “Aaron and his sons shall [e]assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall [f]appoint to them all their tasks as their duty. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be (AD)under the [g]authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Duties of the Sons of Merari
29 “As for the sons of (AE)Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house. 30 (AF)From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. 31 And (AG)this is (AH)what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: (AI)the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, 32 and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall (AJ)assign to each man by name the items he must carry. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the [h]authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
Census of the Levites
34 (AK)And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ house, 35 from thirty (AL)years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting; 36 and those who were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were the ones who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
38 And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers’ house, 39 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— 40 those who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ house, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. 41 (AM)These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord.
42 Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers’ [i]house, 43 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— 44 those who were numbered by their families were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered (AN)according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
46 All who were (AO)numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ houses, 47 (AP)from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tabernacle of meeting— 48 those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, (AQ)each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, (AR)as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 4:7 jars for the drink offering
- Numbers 4:7 Lit. continual bread
- Numbers 4:14 bowls
- Numbers 4:19 assign
- Numbers 4:27 command
- Numbers 4:27 assign
- Numbers 4:28 Lit. hand
- Numbers 4:33 Lit. hand
- Numbers 4:42 household
Чис 4
Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия для Таджикистана
Обязанности каафитов
4 Вечный сказал Мусо и Хоруну:
2 – Сделай перепись каафитской ветви левитов по кланам и семьям. 3 Исчисли всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, которые смогут работать при шатре встречи.
4 Вот служба каафитов при шатре встречи: пусть они заботятся о самой священной утвари. 5 Когда лагерю нужно будет трогаться в путь, пусть Хорун и его сыновья войдут, снимут закрывающую завесу и покроют ею сундук соглашения. 6 Пусть они положат на завесу кожу дюгоней[a], расстелют сверху развёрнутое голубое покрывало и вложат шесты.
7 Пусть они расстелют над столом для священного хлеба голубое покрывало и положат на него тарелки, блюда, чаши и кувшины для жертвенных возлияний. Хлеб, который постоянно лежит там, пусть там и остаётся. 8 Над ними пусть они расстелют алое покрывало, покроют его кожей дюгоней и вложат шесты.
9 Пусть они возьмут голубое покрывало и покроют светильник с его лампадами, щипцами для фитилей, лотками для нагара и всеми сосудами для масла, из которых его заправляют. 10 Пусть они завернут его со всей утварью в покров из кожи дюгоней и положат на носилки.
11 Над золотым жертвенником пусть они расстелют голубое покрывало, покроют его кожей дюгоней и вложат шесты.
12 Пусть они возьмут всю утварь, которой пользуются для служения в святилище, завернут её в голубое покрывало, покроют кожей дюгоней и положат на носилки.
13 Пусть они сметут пепел с бронзового жертвенника, расстелют на жертвеннике пурпурное покрывало 14 и положат на него всю утварь, которой пользуются для служения при жертвеннике: противни, вилки для мяса, лопатки и кропильные чаши. Пусть они расстелют над ним покров из кожи дюгоней и вложат шесты.
15 Когда лагерю нужно будет трогаться в путь, после того как Хорун и его сыновья закончат покрывать святилище и его утварь, пусть каафиты придут, чтобы нести всё это. Им нельзя прикасаться к самим священным вещам, иначе они умрут. Это утварь шатра встречи, которую будут носить каафиты.
16 Пусть Элеазар, сын священнослужителя Хоруна, заботится о масле для посвящения, благовониях, постоянном хлебном приношении и масле для помазания. Пусть он заботится о священном шатре и обо всём, что в нём: о святилище и его утвари.
17 Вечный сказал Мусо и Хоруну:
18 – Не дайте погибнуть левитскому клану каафитов. 19 Чтобы они жили и не умерли, приближаясь к великим святыням, сделайте для них вот что: пусть Хорун и его сыновья входят в святилище и назначают каждому его службу и что ему нести. 20 Но сами они пусть не входят, чтобы посмотреть на святыни даже на миг, иначе они умрут.
Обязанности гершонитов
21 Вечный сказал Мусо:
22 – Ещё сделай перепись гершонитов по семьям и кланам. 23 Исчисли всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, которые могут служить при шатре встречи.
24 Вот служба гершонитских кланов, когда они трудятся и носят тяжести: 25 пусть несут покрывала священного шатра – шатра встречи, – его покрытие и внешнее покрытие из кож дюгоней, завесы к входу в шатёр встречи, 26 завесы двора вокруг священного шатра и жертвенника, завесу ко входу, верёвки и все принадлежности к ним. Пусть они делают всё то, что с этим положено делать. 27 Вся их служба – переноска или другая работа – пусть совершается под руководством Хоруна и его сыновей. Доверьте их заботе всё, что они должны нести. 28 Такова служба гершонитских кланов при шатре встречи. Пусть они исполняют свои обязанности под началом Итамара, сына священнослужителя Хоруна.
Обязанности мераритов
29 Исчисли мераритов по кланам и семьям. 30 Исчисли всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, которые могут служить при шатре встречи. 31 Вот их обязанность по службе при шатре встречи: пусть несут брусья священного шатра, его поперечины, столбы и основания, 32 а ещё столбы окружающего двора с их основаниями, колья священного шатра, верёвки, все принадлежности к ним и оснастку. Определи каждому, что именно ему нести. 33 Такова служба мераритских кланов, которую они должны исполнять при шатре встречи под началом Итамара, сына священнослужителя Хоруна.
Исчисление левитских кланов
34 Мусо, Хорун и вожди народа исчислили каафитов по кланам и семьям. 35 Всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, годных служить при шатре встречи, 36 которых исчислили по кланам, было две тысячи семьсот пятьдесят человек. 37 Это общее число всех, кто в каафитских кланах служил при шатре встречи. Мусо и Хорун исчислили их по повелению Вечного, данному через Мусо.
38 Гершониты были исчислены по кланам и семьям. 39 Всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, годных служить при шатре встречи, 40 которых исчислили по кланам и семьям, было две тысячи шестьсот тридцать человек. 41 Это общее число всех, кто в гершонитских кланах служил при шатре встречи. Мусо и Хорун исчислили их по повелению Вечного.
42 Мерариты были исчислены по кланам и семьям. 43 Всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, годных служить при шатре встречи, 44 которых исчислили по кланам, было три тысячи двести человек. 45 Это их общее число в мераритских кланах. Мусо и Хорун исчислили их по повелению Вечного, данному через Мусо.
46 Мусо, Хорун и вожди Исроила исчислили всех левитов по кланам и семьям. 47 Всех мужчин от тридцати до пятидесяти лет, годных совершать служение при шатре встречи и нести его, 48 было восемь тысяч пятьсот восемьдесят человек. 49 По повелению Вечного, данному через Мусо, каждому из них назначили его службу и сказали, что нести.
Они были исчислены, как повелел через Мусо Вечный.
Footnotes
- Чис 4:6 Дюгонь – водное млекопитающее отряда сирен, обитающее в Красном море.
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