²⁸ The number of all the males a month old or more^(A) was 8,600.^[a] The Kohathites were responsible^(B) for the care of the sanctuary.^(C)

³⁵ All the men from thirty to fifty years of age^(A) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, ³⁶ counted by clans, were 2,750.

³¹ They were responsible for the care of the ark,^(A) the table,^(B) the lampstand,^(C) the altars,^(D) the articles^(E) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,^(F) and everything related to their use.^(G)

⁷ They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community^(A) at the tent of meeting by doing the work^(B) of the tabernacle.