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Numeri 4
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De taak van de families van Kehat

4 De Heer zei tegen Mozes en Aäron: 2 "Tel hoeveel mannen er in de families van Kehat zijn. 3 Tel alle mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar, per familie.[a] Dus alle mannen die dienst moeten doen bij de tent van ontmoeting. 4 Dit is hun taak: ze moeten voor de allerheiligste dingen zorgen. 5 Als het tentenkamp wordt afgebroken, moeten Aäron en zijn zonen de tent binnengaan en het gordijn voor de allerheiligste kamer weghalen. Dat moeten ze over de kist van het verbond leggen. 6 Daar overheen moeten ze een kleed van dun leer leggen. En daar weer overheen een blauw kleed. Dan moeten ze de draagstokken aan de kist vastmaken. 7 Ook over de tafel met de heilige broden moeten ze een blauw kleed leggen. Daarop moeten ze de schotels, schalen, kommen en kannen zetten. Het brood moeten ze op de tafel laten liggen. 8 Daarna moeten ze er een rood kleed overheen leggen. En daarover weer een kleed van dun leer. Daarna moeten ze de draagstokken aan de tafel vastmaken. 9 Dan moeten ze een blauw kleed leggen over de kandelaar met de olielampen, de scharen om de lonten mee te knippen, de lampendovers en alle kruiken en vaten die worden gebruikt voor de olijf-olie. 10 Daarna moeten ze er een kleed van dun leer overheen leggen en alles op een draagbaar zetten. 11 Over het gouden wierookaltaar moeten ze een blauw kleed leggen met daar overheen een kleed van dun leer. Daarna moeten ze de draagstokken aan het altaar vastmaken. 12 Dan moeten ze alle andere dingen die in het heiligdom gebruikt worden, op een blauw kleed leggen. Daar overheen moeten ze een kleed van dun leer leggen en het op een draagbaar leggen. 13 Ze moeten de as van het altaar voor de brand-offers afvegen en een paars kleed over het altaar leggen. 14 Daarop moeten ze alle dingen leggen die bij het altaar gebruikt worden: de vuurpannen, vorken, scheppen en offerschalen. Daar overheen moeten ze een kleed van dun leer leggen. Daarna moeten ze de draagstokken aan het altaar vastmaken.

15 Als Aäron en zijn zonen klaar zijn met het inpakken van alle heilige voorwerpen, moeten de Kehatieten naar binnen gaan om ze te dragen. Maar ze mogen de heilige voorwerpen niet aanraken. Anders zullen ze sterven. Dit is de taak van de Kehatieten bij het dragen van het heiligdom. 16 Eleazar, de zoon van de priester Aäron, moet zorgen voor de olie voor de kandelaar, de wierook, het meel van de dagelijkse meel-offers en de heilige zalf-olie. Hij heeft het toezicht op de hele tent van ontmoeting met alles wat daarin is."

17 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes en Aäron: 18 "De Kehatieten mogen de heilige voorwerpen niet zien en niet aanraken, want dan zullen ze sterven. 19 Zorg ervoor dat dat niet gebeurt. Wijs hen daarom precies wat ze moeten doen met deze allerheiligste dingen. Aäron en zijn zonen moeten naar binnen gaan. Zij moeten de Kehatieten aanwijzen wat ze moeten dragen. 20 Maar eerder mogen de Kehatieten niet naar binnen gaan. Ze mogen de heilige voorwerpen niet zien wanneer die ingepakt worden, want dan zullen ze sterven."

De taak van de families van Gerson

21 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes: 22 "Tel ook hoeveel mannen er in de families van Gerson zijn. 23 Tel alle mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar, per familie. Dus alle mannen die dienst moeten doen bij de tent van ontmoeting. 24 Dit is hun taak: 25 Ze moeten alle tentkleden van de tent van ontmoeting dragen. De kleden die het dak vormen en de kleden van dun leer die daar overheen liggen, het gordijn voor de ingang van de tent van ontmoeting, 26 de doeken van de omheining en het gordijn voor de ingang van de omheining bij het altaar. Ook alle touwen die daarbij horen en alle andere dingen die daarbij horen. Ook moeten ze daaraan alles doen wat er zoal aan moet gebeuren. 27 Ze moeten precies doen wat Aäron en zijn zonen zeggen. Jullie moeten hun precies aanwijzen wat ze moeten dragen. 28 Dit is de taak van de Gersonieten bij het dragen van het heiligdom. Ze zullen werken onder de leiding van Itamar, de zoon van de priester Aäron.

De taak van de families van Merari

29 Tel ook hoeveel mannen er in de families van Merari zijn. 30 Tel alle mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar, per familie. Dus alle mannen die dienst moeten doen bij de tent van ontmoeting. 31 Dit is hun taak: ze dragen de planken van de tent, de dwarsbalken, de palen met de voetstukken, 32 de palen van de omheining met de voetstukken, de pinnen en de touwen, en alle dingen die daarbij horen. Ook moeten ze daaraan alles doen wat er zoal aan moet gebeuren. Jullie moeten hun precies aanwijzen wat ze moeten dragen. 33 Dit is de taak van de Merarieten bij het dragen van het heiligdom. Ze zullen werken onder de leiding van Itamar, de zoon van de priester Aäron."

De Levieten worden geteld

34 Toen telden Mozes en Aäron de Kehatieten, per familie. 35 Er waren 2750 mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar. 36+37 Dat is het aantal Kehatieten dat door Mozes en Aäron werd geteld. Zij moesten dienst doen bij de tent van ontmoeting, zoals de Heer het Mozes had bevolen.

38 Ze telden ook de Gersonieten, per familie. 39 Er waren 2630 mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar. 40+41 Dat is het aantal Gersonieten dat door Mozes en Aäron werd geteld. Zij moesten dienst doen bij de tent van ontmoeting, zoals de Heer het Mozes had bevolen.

42 Ze telden ook de Merarieten, per familie. 43 Er waren 3200 mannen tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar. 44+45 Dat is het aantal Merarieten dat door Mozes en Aäron werd geteld. Zij moesten dienst doen bij de tent van ontmoeting, zoals de Heer het Mozes had bevolen.

46 In totaal hadden Mozes en Aäron met de leiders van Israël 8580 mannen geteld tussen de 30 en de 50 jaar. 47+48 Zij moesten dienst doen bij de tent van ontmoeting en helpen met het dragen, zoals de Heer het Mozes had bevolen.

49 Aan alle mannen die geteld waren, werd precies verteld wat hun taak was, zoals de Heer aan Mozes bevolen had.

Footnotes

  1. Numeri 4:3 Pas als een Leviet 30 jaar was, mocht hij dienst gaan doen in de tempel. Hij deed dienst tot zijn 50ste.
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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

  1. Numbers 4:7 jars for the drink offering
  2. Numbers 4:7 Lit. continual bread
  3. Numbers 4:14 bowls
  4. Numbers 4:19 assign
  5. Numbers 4:27 command
  6. Numbers 4:27 assign
  7. Numbers 4:28 Lit. hand
  8. Numbers 4:33 Lit. hand
  9. Numbers 4:42 household
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Numbers 4
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Duties of the Kohathites

4 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “Take [a]a census of the [b]descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, 3 from (A)thirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the duty of doing the work in the tent of meeting. 4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

5 “And when the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down (B)the veil of the screen and cover the (C)ark of the testimony with it; 6 and they shall put a (D)covering of porpoise skin on it and shall spread over it a cloth of pure [c]blue and shall insert its poles. 7 Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of [d]blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the offering bowls and the jars for the drink offering, and (E)the continual bread shall be on it. 8 And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its poles. 9 Then they shall take a [e]blue cloth and cover the (F)lampstand for the light, (G)along with its lamps and its tongs, and its [f]trays and all its oil vessels, by which they minister in connection to it; 10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin and shall put it on the carrying bars. 11 And over the golden altar they shall spread a [g]blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin and shall insert its poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a [h]blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin and put them on the carrying bars. 13 Then they shall take away the [i]ashes from the (H)altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they minister in connection with it: the firepans, the flesh hooks and shovels and the bowls, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not touch the holy objects (I)and die. These are the [j]things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16 “And the assignment of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is (J)the oil for the light and the (K)fragrant incense and (L)the continual grain offering and (M)the anointing oil—the assignment of all the [k]tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. 19 But do this to them that they may live and (N)not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and set each of them to his service and to his load; 20 but (O)they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.”

Duties of the Gershonites

21 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 22 “Take [l]a census of the sons of Gershon [m]also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; 23 from (P)thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall [n]number them; all who enter to perform the duty of performing the service in the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: 25 they shall carry (Q)the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and (R)the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, 26 and (S)the hangings of the court, and the screen for the doorway of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, [o]they shall perform. 27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their loads and in all their service, shall be performed at the [p]command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a responsibility all their loads. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their responsibilities shall be [q]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Merarites

29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ households; 30 from (T)thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the duty of performing the service of the tent of meeting. 31 Now this is the responsibility of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its bases, 32 and the pillars around the court and their bases and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items of the responsibility of [r]his load. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, [s]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

34 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households, 35 from (U)thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting. 36 Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. 37 These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the [t]commandment of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.

38 The numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households, 39 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting, 40 their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the [u]commandment of Yahweh.

42 The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, 43 from (V)thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the duty of service in the tent of meeting, 44 their numbered men by their families were 3,200. 45 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the [v]commandment of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.

46 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households, 47 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to perform the work of service and the service of carrying in the tent of meeting, 48 their numbered men were (W)8,580. 49 According to the [w]word of Yahweh by the hand of Moses, they (X)were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:2 Lit the sum
  2. Numbers 4:2 Lit sons
  3. Numbers 4:6 Or violet
  4. Numbers 4:7 Or violet
  5. Numbers 4:9 Or violet
  6. Numbers 4:9 Lit snuff dishes
  7. Numbers 4:11 Or violet
  8. Numbers 4:12 Or violet
  9. Numbers 4:13 Soaked with fat; or fat ashes
  10. Numbers 4:15 Lit burden...of the sons
  11. Numbers 4:16 Lit dwelling place, so in ch
  12. Numbers 4:22 Lit the sum
  13. Numbers 4:22 Lit also them
  14. Numbers 4:23 Lit muster, so in ch
  15. Numbers 4:26 Lit so they shall serve
  16. Numbers 4:27 Lit mouth
  17. Numbers 4:28 Lit in the hand
  18. Numbers 4:32 Lit their
  19. Numbers 4:33 Lit in the hand
  20. Numbers 4:37 Lit mouth
  21. Numbers 4:41 Lit mouth
  22. Numbers 4:45 Lit mouth
  23. Numbers 4:49 Lit mouth
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