27 The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. 28 Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600[a] responsible for the duties of[b] the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,(A) 30 and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen[c](B)—and all the work relating to them.(C) 32 The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar(D) son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

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  1. 3:28 LXX reads 8,300
  2. 3:28 Or for guarding, also in v. 32
  3. 3:31 The screen between the most holy place and the holy place; Ex 35:12

27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the counting of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families: [a]Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Now (A)their duties included (B)the ark, (C)the table, (D)the lampstand, (E)the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the [b]curtain, and all the service [c]concerning them; 32 and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:30 In Ex 6:22, Elzaphan
  2. Numbers 3:31 I.e., the veil between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place
  3. Numbers 3:31 Lit of it