1 Disse ainda o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão:

2 "Façam um recenseamento dos coatitas na tribo de Levi, pelos seus clãs e famílias;

3 contem todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para que façam o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

4 "O serviço dos coatitas na Tenda do Encontro será o cuidado das coisas santíssimas.

5 Quando o acampamento tiver que mudar, Arão e os seus filhos entrarão e descerão o véu protetor e com ele cobrirão a arca da aliança.

6 Depois a cobrirão com couro, estenderão um pano inteiramente azul sobre ela e colocarão as varas no lugar.

7 "Sobre a mesa da Presença eles estenderão um pano azul e colocarão os pratos, os recipientes para incenso, as tigelas e as bacias para as ofertas derramadas, e os pães da Presença, que devem estar sempre sobre ela.

8 Sobre tudo isso estenderão um pano vermelho e o cobrirão com couro. Depois colocarão as varas no lugar.

9 "Pegarão também um pano azul e cobrirão o candelabro usado para iluminação, as suas candeias, as suas tesouras de aparo, os seus apagadores e todos os seus jarros necessários para alimentá-la de óleo.

10 Então o embrulharão com todos os seus utensílios numa cobertura de couro e o colocarão num suporte para carregar.

11 "Sobre o altar de ouro estenderão um pano azul e o cobrirão com couro. E colocarão as suas varas no lugar.

12 "Apanharão todos os utensílios usados na ministração no santuário, depois os embrulharão num pano azul e os cobrirão com couro; a seguir os colocarão num suporte para carregar.

13 "Tirarão a cinza do altar de bronze e estenderão sobre ele um pano roxo.

14 Colocarão sobre ele todos os utensílios usados na ministração no altar: os braseiros, os garfos de carne, as pás e as bacias da aspersão. Sobre ele estenderão uma cobertura de couro e colocarão as varas no lugar.

15 "Quando Arão e os seus filhos terminarem de cobrir os utensílios sagrados e todos os artigos sagrados, e o acampamento estiver pronto para partir, os coatitas virão carregá-los. Mas não tocarão nas coisas sagradas; se o fizerem, morrerão. São esses os utensílios da Tenda do Encontro que os coatitas carregarão.

16 "Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, ficará encarregado do azeite para a iluminação, do incenso aromático, da oferta costumeira de cereal e do óleo da unção. Ficará encarregado de todo o tabernáculo e de tudo o que nele há, seus utensílios e seus artigos sagrados".

17 O Senhor disse a Moisés e a Arão:

18 "Não permitam que o ramo dos clãs coatitas seja eliminado dentre os levitas.

19 Mas, para que continuem vivos e não morram quando se aproximarem das coisas santíssimas, Arão e os seus filhos entrarão no santuário e designarão a cada homem a sua tarefa e o que deverá carregar.

20 Os coatitas não entrarão para ver as coisas sagradas, nem por um breve momento, para que não morram".

21 E o Senhor disse a Moisés:

22 "Faça também um recenseamento dos gersonitas, pelas suas famílias e clãs;

23 conte todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para que façam o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

24 "Este é o serviço dos clãs gersonitas, o que devem fazer e carregar:

25 Eles levarão as cortinas internas do tabernáculo, a Tenda do Encontro, a sua cobertura, a cobertura exterior de couro, as cortinas da entrada da Tenda do Encontro.

26 Farão tudo o que for necessário com aquelas coisas e com as cortinas externas do pátio que rodeia o tabernáculo e o altar, com a cortina da entrada, com as cordas e com todos os utensílios usados em seu serviço.

27 Todo o serviço deles, tudo o que devem fazer e carregar estará sob a direção de Arão e de seus filhos. Designe como responsabilidade deles tudo o que tiverem que carregar.

28 Esse é o serviço dos clãs gersonitas na Tenda do Encontro. Suas atividades estarão sob a supervisão de Itamar, filho do sacerdote Arão.

29 "Conte os meraritas conforme os seus clãs e famílias,

30 todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para que façam o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

31 Esta é a responsabilidade deles no serviço que realizam na Tenda do Encontro: carregar as armações do tabernáculo, seus travessões, suas colunas e suas bases,

32 bem como as colunas do pátio, que rodeia a tenda, com suas bases, suas estacas e suas cordas; todos os seus utensílios e tudo o que está relacionado com o seu uso. Designe a cada um aquilo que deverá levar.

33 Este é o serviço dos clãs meraritas. Todo o serviço deles na Tenda do Encontro estará sob a supervisão de Itamar, filho do sacerdote Arão".

34 Moisés, Arão e os líderes da comunidade contaram os coatitas, conforme seus clãs e famílias,

35 todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para que fizessem o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

36 Foram contados, conforme os seus clãs, 2. 750 homens.

37 Esse foi o total de recenseados dos clãs coatitas que serviam na Tenda do Encontro. Moisés e Arão os contaram de acordo com a ordem do Senhor, anunciada por Moisés.

38 Os gersonitas foram contados conforme os seus clãs e famílias,

39 todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para fazer o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

40 Foram contados conforme os seus clãs e famílias 2. 630.

41 Esse foi o total de recenseados dos clãs gersonitas que serviam na Tenda do Encontro. Moisés e Arão os contaram de acordo com a ordem do Senhor.

42 Os meraritas foram contados conforme os seus clãs e famílias,

43 todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos, aptos para servir, para fazer o serviço da Tenda do Encontro.

44 Foram contados conforme os seus clãs 3. 200.

45 Esse foi o total de recenseados dos clãs meraritas que serviam na Tenda do Encontro. Moisés e Arão os contaram de acordo com a ordem do Senhor, anunciada por Moisés.

46 Assim Moisés, Arão e os líderes de Israel contaram todos os levitas conforme os seus clãs e famílias,

47 todos os homens entre trinta e cinqüenta anos de idade que vieram para servir e carregar a Tenda do Encontro

48 somavam 8. 580.

49 Conforme a ordem do Senhor anunciada por Moisés, a cada um foi designado o seu trabalho e foi dito o que deveria carregar. Assim foram todos contados, conforme o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

5 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar: 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

16 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. 27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

34 And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: 36 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.

42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.