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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  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

27 The descendants of Kohath were composed of the clans descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 28 There were 8,600[a] males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary, 29 and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp. 30 The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use. 32 Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

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  1. 3:28 Some Greek manuscripts read 8,300; see total in 3:39.