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 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

4 "This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things. 5 When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it, 6 put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

7 "On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it. 8 They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

9 "They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it. 10 They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

11 "On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

12 "They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

13 "They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. 14 They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.

15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.

16 "The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings."

17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 "Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; 19 but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden; 20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die."

21 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 22 "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; 23 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old: all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

24 "This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: 25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting, 26 the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there. 27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29 "As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; 30 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting. 31 This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, 32 the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."

34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting. 36 Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty. 37 These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

38 Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 40 even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty. 41 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.

42 Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 44 even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

46 All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses, 47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting, 48 even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty. 49 According to the commandment of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.