Numbers 4
International Children’s Bible
The Jobs of the Kohath Family
4 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “Count the Kohathites among the Levites. Count them by family groups and families. 3 Count the men from 30 to 50 years old. They will serve in the Meeting Tent.
4 “They are responsible for the most holy things in the Meeting Tent. 5 When the Israelites move, Aaron and his sons must go into the Holy Tent. They are to take down the curtain. Then they must cover the Ark of the Covenant with it. 6 Over this they must put a covering made from fine leather. Then they must spread the solid blue cloth over it. And they must put the poles in the rings on the Ark of the Covenant.
7 “Then they must spread a blue cloth over the table. This is the table for the bread that shows we are in God’s presence. They must put the plates, spoons, bowls and the jars for drink offerings on the table. They must leave the bread on the table. 8 Then they must put a red cloth over all of these things. They must cover everything with fine leather. Then they must put the poles in place.
9 “With a blue cloth they must cover the lampstand, its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays. They must cover all the jars for the oil used in the lamps. 10 Then they must wrap everything in fine leather. They must put all these things on a frame for carrying them.
11 “They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar. Then they must cover it with fine leather. They must put its poles in place.
12 “They must gather everything used for serving in the Holy Place. They must wrap them in a blue cloth. Then they must cover that with fine leather. They must put these things on a frame for carrying them.
13 “They must clean the ashes off the bronze altar. Then they must spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They must gather all the things used for serving at the altar. These are the pans for carrying the fire, meat forks, shovels and bowls. They must put them on the bronze altar. Then they must spread a covering of fine leather over it. They must put the carrying poles in the rings on the altar.
15 “When the camp is ready to move, have Aaron and his sons cover all the holy things. Then the Kohathites may go in and carry away those things. This way they won’t touch the holy things and die. It is the Kohathites’ job to carry the things that are in the Meeting Tent.
16 “Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, will be responsible for the Holy Tent. And he is responsible for everything in it: the oil for the lamp, the sweet-smelling incense, the continual grain offering and the oil used to appoint priests and things to the Lord’s service.”
17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 18 “Don’t let the Kohathites be destroyed from the Levites. 19 Do this for the Kohathites. Then they may go near the Most Holy Place and not die. Aaron and his sons must go in and show each Kohathite what to do. And they must show each man what to carry. 20 The Kohathites must not enter and look at the holy things, even for a second. If they do, they will die.”
The Jobs of the Gershon Family
21 The Lord said to Moses, 22 “Count the Gershonites by families and family groups. 23 Count the men from 30 to 50 years old. Everyone has a job to do in the Meeting Tent.
24 “This is what the Gershonite family groups must do and what they must carry. 25 They must carry the pieces of cloth of the Holy Tent and Meeting Tent. They must also carry its covering and the covering made from fine leather. And they must carry the curtains for the entrance to the Meeting Tent. 26 They must carry the curtains of the courtyard that goes around the Holy Tent and the altar. They must carry the curtain for the entry to the courtyard and the ropes and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things. 27 Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry. You tell them what they are responsible for carrying. 28 This is the work of the Gershonite family group at the Meeting Tent. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, will direct their work.
The Jobs of the Merari Family
29 “Count the Merarite families and family groups. 30 Count the men from 30 to 50 years old. They will work at the Meeting Tent. 31 It is their job to carry the frame of the Meeting Tent, the crossbars, the posts and bases. 32 They must also carry the posts that go around the courtyard. They must carry the bases, tent pegs and ropes. And they must carry everything that is used with the poles around the courtyard. Tell each man exactly what to carry. 33 This is the work the Merarites will do for the Meeting Tent. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, will direct their work.”
The Levite Families
34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted the Kohathites by families and family groups. 35 The men from 30 to 50 years old were to work at the Meeting Tent. 36 The family group had 2,750 men. 37 This was the total of the Kohath family group who worked at the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded Moses.
38 Also, the Gershon family group was counted by families and family groups. 39 The men from 30 to 50 years old were given work at the Meeting Tent. 40 The families and family groups had 2,630 men. 41 This was the total of the Gershon family group who worked at the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded.
42 Also, the men in the families and family groups of the Merari family were counted. 43 The men from 30 to 50 years old were to work at the Meeting Tent. 44 The family group had 3,200 men. 45 This was the total of the Merari family group. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites. They counted them by families and family groups. 47 The men from 30 to 50 were given work at the Meeting Tent. They also carried the Tent. 48 The total number of these men was 8,580. 49 Each man was counted as the Lord had commanded Moses. Each man was given his work and told what to carry. This was as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Responsabilităţile chehatiţilor
4 Domnul le-a zis lui Moise şi lui Aaron: 2 „Număraţi-i pe fiii lui Chehat separat de ceilalţi leviţi, după clanurile şi familiile lor, 3 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani[a] până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani, pe toţi aceia care sunt în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii.
4 Iată care este slujirea fiilor lui Chehat la Cortul Întâlnirii: să aibă grijă de lucrurile preasfinte[b]. 5 În timp ce tabăra se pregăteşte de pornire, Aaron şi fiii săi să intre, să dea jos draperia despărţitoare şi să acopere Chivotul Mărturiei cu ea; 6 apoi să pună deasupra ei o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare şi să întindă peste aceasta o acoperitoare în întregime de culoare albastră, după care să pună drugii la loc.
7 Peste masa pâinii prezentării să întindă o acoperitoare de culoare albastră şi să pună pe ea farfuriile, vasele pentru tămâie, ulcioarele şi bolurile pentru jertfele de băutură; pâinea prezentării să fie, de asemenea, pe ea. 8 Apoi să întindă peste acestea o acoperitoare de culoare cărămizie, iar peste aceasta să pună o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare, după care să pună drugii la loc.
9 Să ia o învelitoare de culoare albastră şi să acopere sfeşnicul pentru luminat cu candelele lui, mucarniţele lui, tăviţele lui şi toate vasele pentru ulei folosite la întrebuinţarea lui; 10 să-l pună cu toate uneltele lui într-o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare şi să-l aşeze pe targă.
11 Peste altarul de aur să întindă o acoperitoare de culoare albastră, iar peste aceasta să pună o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare, după care să pună drugii la loc.
12 Apoi ei vor trebui să ia toate uneltele pentru slujire care sunt folosite în Lăcaş, să le pună într-o acoperitoare de culoare albastră, să le acopere cu o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare şi să le pună pe targă.
13 Să ia cenuşa de pe altar şi să întindă peste altar o acoperitoare de culoare purpurie; 14 să pună deasupra altarului toate uneltele lui care sunt folosite pentru slujire: făraşele, furculiţele, lopeţile, vasele, toate uneltele altarului; să întindă peste el o învelitoare din piele de viţel de mare şi să îi pună drugii.
15 Când Aaron şi fiii săi vor fi terminat de acoperit Lăcaşul şi toate lucrurile Lăcaşului, iar tabăra va fi gata de pornire, fiii lui Chehat vor trebui să vină şi să ducă aceste lucruri; dar să nu atingă nici unul din lucrurile sfinte pentru că vor muri. Acestea sunt lucrurile Cortului Întâlnirii pe care vor trebui să le ducă fiii lui Chehat.
16 Elazar, fiul preotului Aaron, va fi responsabil de uleiul pentru luminat, de tămâia mirositoare, de darul de mâncare continuu, de untdelemnul pentru ungere, de tot Tabernaculul cu tot ce este în el, de Lăcaş şi de uneltele lui.“
17 După aceea, Domnul le-a zis lui Moise şi lui Aaron: 18 „Aveţi grijă de seminţia clanurilor chehatiţilor, ca nu cumva să fie nimicită din mijlocul leviţilor. 19 Iată ce va trebui să faceţi pentru ei, ca să trăiască şi să nu moară atunci când se vor apropia de lucrurile sfinte: Aaron şi fiii lui vor trebui să intre şi să dea fiecăruia ceva de făcut sau de dus. 20 Fiii lui Chehat însă nu vor avea voie să intre şi să se uite nici măcar o clipă la lucrurile sfinte, pentru că altfel vor muri.“
Responsabilităţile gherşoniţilor
21 Apoi Domnul i-a zis lui Moise: 22 „Număraţi-i şi pe fiii lui Gherşon după familiile şi clanurile lor, 23 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani, pe toţi aceia care sunt în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii.
24 Iată care este slujba clanurilor gherşoniţilor, slujba pe care vor trebui s-o facă şi ce anume vor trebui să ducă: 25 să ducă draperiile Tabernaculului, Cortul Întâlnirii cu învelitoarea lui, acoperitoarea din piei de viţei de mare care se pune deasupra, draperia de la intrarea în Cortul Întâlnirii, 26 draperiile curţii, draperia de la intrarea pe poarta curţii care înconjoară Tabernaculul şi altarul, funiile lor şi toate uneltele care ţin de ele; ei să facă tot ce este nevoie cu privire la acestea. 27 Toată slujirea gherşoniţilor cu privire la tot ce trebuie să ducă şi tot ce trebuie să facă, să fie făcută la porunca lui Aaron şi a fiilor săi; să-i pui responsabili peste tot ce au de dus. 28 Aceasta este slujirea clanurilor gherşoniţilor în ce priveşte Cortul Întâlnirii; responsabilităţile lor să fie sub supravegherea lui Itamar, fiul preotului Aaron.
Responsabilităţile merariţilor
29 Cu privire la fiii lui Merari, să-i numeri după clanurile şi familiile lor, 30 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani, pe oricine este în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii. 31 Acestea sunt lucrurile pe care trebuie să le ducă, aceasta este toată slujirea lor la Cortul Întâlnirii: scândurile Tabernaculului cu drugii lor, stâlpii, piedestalele, 32 stâlpii curţii de jur împrejur, piedestalele lor, ţăruşii lor şi funiile lor, toate uneltele lor şi tot ce ţine de acestea; să specificaţi exact numele lucrurilor pe care trebuie să le ducă. 33 Aceasta este slujirea clanurilor fiilor lui Merari, toată slujirea lor la Cortul Întâlnirii, sub supravegherea lui Itamar, fiul preotului Aaron.“
Numărul pe clanuri al leviţilor
34 Moise, Aaron şi conducătorii adunării i-au numărat pe fiii lui Chehat, potrivit clanurilor şi familiilor lor, 35 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani, pe toţi aceia care erau în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii; 36 numărul lor pe clanuri a fost de două mii şapte sute cincizeci. 37 Aceştia au fost cei ieşiţi la numărătoare din clanurile chehatiţilor, toţi aceia care puteau să slujească la Cortul Întâlnirii, pe care Moise şi Aaron i-au numărat după porunca Domnului dată prin Moise.
38 Apoi au fost număraţi gherşoniţii potrivit clanurilor şi familiilor lor, 39 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani. Cei ce erau în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii, 40 număraţi potrivit clanurilor şi familiilor lor, au fost două mii şase sute treizeci de oameni. 41 Aceştia au fost cei ieşiţi la numărătoare din clanurile gherşoniţilor, toţi aceia care puteau să slujească la Cortul Întâlnirii, pe care Moise şi Aaron i-au numărat după porunca Domnului.
42 După aceea, au fost număraţi cei din clanurile fiilor lui Merari, potrivit clanurilor şi familiilor lor, 43 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani. Cei ce erau în stare să facă vreo lucrare la Cortul Întâlnirii, 44 număraţi potrivit clanurilor lor, au fost trei mii două sute de oameni. 45 Aceştia au fost cei ieşiţi la numărătoare din clanurile fiilor lui Merari, pe care Moise şi Aaron i-au numărat după porunca Domnului dată prin Moise.
46 Toţi leviţii care au fost număraţi, pe care Moise, Aaron şi conducătorii lui Israel i-au numărat potrivit clanurilor şi familiilor lor, 47 de la vârsta de treizeci de ani până la vârsta de cincizeci de ani, toţi aceia care puteau să slujească şi să ducă poverile de la Cortul Întâlnirii, 48 au fost în număr de opt mii cinci sute optzeci. 49 Ei au fost număraţi după porunca dată de Domnul prin Moise, fiecăruia arătându-i-se ce trebuie să slujească şi ce trebuie să ducă.
Şi astfel ei au fost număraţi aşa cum Domnul i-a poruncit lui Moise.
Footnotes
- Numeri 4:3 Probabil că primii cinci ani erau o perioadă de ucenicie (vezi 8:24)
- Numeri 4:4 Sau: la Cortul Întâlnirii: Sfânta Sfintelor
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
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