Numbers - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 131

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15 staves into the handles. And Aaron and his sons shall complete the cover- ing of the sanctuary, and the whole of the sacred furniture, at the striking of the camp; and afterwards the sons of , Kahath shall come te carry them. But they shall not approach the sanctuary for fear of death. The sons of Kahath shall carry them to

:6 the Hall of Assembly, and Aliazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall provide oil for the lamps, and sweet incense, and pure offerings, and Oil of Conseoratio_n,———·havi¤g· the care of all the sanctuary, and all that is iu it, with the H01y·p1ace, and all its 18 20 21 furniture} The EvER—1.1v11~1e also commanded Moses and Aaron; ‘ Separate for Me the family of the

Kahathites from amongst the Levites, and do this to them, so that they may live and not die. , Let Aaron and his sons conduct them up to the Holy of Holies, and set each of them to the work he is to do, and to his labour. But they shall not approach to see, except the covering of the sacred things, for fear of death. The EVER-1.1vxNG also spoke to Moses commanding; Ghrganigstiun uf the Wyzrzlinxtitzz. Enumerate the individuals of the sons of Ghershon from the registers

23 of their ancestral house, from thirty years old and upwards to fifty years old. Organize all of them capable 24 26 28 of army service, to perform the work of the Hall of Assembly. These are the services for the families of the Ghershonites to work and carry out; they shall carry the curtains of the sanctuary and cover the Hall of As- sembly with the covering of badger skin that is extended above it, and the screen at the door of the Hall of Assembly, and the curtains of the court that is around the sanctuary, and the altar, and the ropes, and all the furniture of the services, all this is their service. The sons of the Ghershonites shall be under the direc· tion of Aaron and his sons, for any service ; for any carrying, and for any labour, and you shall organize them for every labour by their families. This shall be the servi~ce— of the fami- lies of the Ghershonites at the Hall of Assembly; and also their duties under the order of Aithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. ®rgnui;nti¤u uf the Suns nf £2r¤1ti. ‘ Organize the sons of Merari from

the registers of their ancestral house; from thirty years old up to fifty years old. Organize all capable of army service, to do the work of the Hall of Assembly. And this is their duty to carry in all the appliances of the Hall of Assembly; the planks of -the sanc- tuary, and the cross—bars ; and the pillars and their sockets; with the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and pegs, and ropes; with all the furniture and all the instruments; and they shall pack up the furniture carefully for carriage. ‘ This shall be the duty of the

family of the sons of_ M_erari in all their service in the Hall of Assembly, under the orders of Aithamar, the son of Aaron the priest} Moses consequently organized, and

Aaron enumerated the family of the sons of Kahathites from the registers of their ancestral house, from the age of thirty years and upwards to fifty years of age, all capable of army ser- vice, for work in the Hall of Assembly. And there were organized from the registers, one- thousand, seven hun· dred and fifty. These were enrolled from the registers of the_Kahathites, all for service in the Hall of Assembly, as Moses and Aaron were instructed from the presence of the EVER- LIVING, by the hand of Moses. 33 34 35 37

The sons. of Ghershon were thus 38 enrolled from the registers of their ancestral house, from thirty years of 39 age, and upwards, to fifty years old, all capable of army service, to serve in the Hall of Assembly. And there 40 were enrolled from the registers of their ancestral house, one thousand- six hundred and sixty. They were 41 organized from the families of the sons of Ghershon, all for service in the Hall of Assembly, whom Moses and Aaron organized by the command of the EVER-LIVING. There were also enrolled from the 42 families of the sons of Merari from the registers of their ancestral house, from thirty years of age upwards to 43 fifty years old, all capable of army service, for the service of the Hall of