1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3From 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. 4This 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: 6And 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. 7And 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:4.7 cover…: or, pour out withal 8And 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. 9And 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: 10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11And 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: 12And 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: 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14And 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.4.14 basons: or, bowls 15And 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, 18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19But 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: 20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23From 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.4.23 to perform…: Heb. to war the warfare 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:4.24 burdens: or, carriage 25And 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, 26And 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. 27At 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.4.27 appointment: Heb. mouth 28This 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; 30From 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.4.30 service: Heb. warfare 31And 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, 32And 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. 33This 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, 35From 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: 36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37These 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. 38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39From 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, 40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41These 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, 43From 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, 44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45These 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. 46All 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, 47From 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, 48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 49According 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.
고핫 자손들의 임무
1여호와께서 4:1 원문에는 ‘모세와 아론에게’모세에게 말씀하셨다.
2-3“너는 레위 지파의 고핫 집안 가운 데 30세부터 50세까지 성막에서 일할 수 있는 남자가 몇 명이나 되는지 가족별로 조사하여라.
4고핫 자손이 할 일은 성막의 가장 거룩한 비품을 관리하는 것이다.
5“진영을 이동할 때에는 아론과 그의 아들들이 먼저 성막 안으로 들어가 휘장을 거둬서 법궤를 덮게 하라.
6그리고 그 위에 바닷소의 가죽을 덮고 그 가죽 위를 순청색 천으로 덮은 다음 운반채를 법궤 고리에 꿰게 하라.
7“상에는 푸른 천을 깔고 그 위에다 대접과 국자와 잔과 주전자와 항상 차려 놓는 빵을 놓아라.
8그리고 그것을 붉은 천으로 덮고 다시 바닷소의 가죽으로 덮은 다음 운반채를 상 고리에 꿰어라.
9“다음에는 청색 천으로 등대와 등잔과 심지 자르는 가위와 불똥 그릇과 모든 기름 그릇을 싸야 한다.
10이 모든 것을 싼 다음에는 다시 바닷소의 가죽으로 싸서 들것 위에 놓아라.
11“그리고 청색 천을 향단 위에 깔고 다시 바닷소의 가죽으로 그 위를 덮은 다음 운반채를 그 고리에 꿰어라.
12성막의 나머지 기구들도 청색 천으로 싼 다음 바닷소의 가죽으로 덮어 들것에 놓아라.
13“번제단은 먼저 거기 있는 재를 다 퍼낸 후에 자색 천을 그 위에 펴고
14제단에서 사용되는 모든 기구, 곧 불 옮기는 그릇과 고기 갈고리와 부삽과 피를 담는 그릇을 놓은 다음 바닷소의 가죽을 덮고 운반채를 번제단 고리에 꿰어라.
15“아론과 그의 아들들이 이 거룩한 물건들과 기구들을 다 꾸려 놓은 후에 진영이 이동할 준비가 완료되면 고핫 자손들이 그것을 운반하게 하라. 그러나 고핫 자손들은 이 거룩한 기구들을 만져서는 안 된다. 만일 그들이 그것을 만지면 죽을 것이다. 성막 물건 중에서 이것들은 고핫 자손들이 운반해야 한다.
16“아론의 아들인 제사장 엘르아살은 불이 꺼지지 않도록 기름을 붓고 분향할 향품과 날마다 드리는 소제물과 거룩한 기름과 성막 전체와 그 안에 있는 모든 거룩한 기구들을 맡아 관리해야 한다.”
17여호와께서 다시 4:17 원문에는 ‘모세와 아론에게’모세에게 말씀하셨다.
18“너는 레위인 중에서 고핫 자손이 끊어지지 않도록 하라.
19그들이 가장 거룩한 물건에 접근할 때 죽지 않도록 아론과 그의 아들들이 그들과 함께 성소에 들어가서 그들이 각자 해야 할 일과 운반할 물건을 지시하도록 하라.
20그러나 고핫 자손들은 성소에 들어가서 잠시라도 거룩한 물건을 보아서는 안 된다. 그렇지 않으면 죽을 것이다.”
게르손 자손들의 임무
21여호와께서 모세에게 이렇게 말씀하셨다.
22-23“너는 게르손 집안 가운데서도 30세 부터 50세까지 성막에서 일할 수 있는 남자가 몇 명이나 되는지 가족별로 조사하여라.
24“게르손 자손이 해야 할 일은
25성막 휘장, 성막과 그 덮개들, 바닷소의 가죽으로 된 제일 윗덮개, 성막 출입구 휘장,
26성막과 제단을 둘러 친 포장, 뜰의 출입구 막, 밧줄, 그리고 이 모든 것에 사용되는 기구를 운반하는 것이다.
27게르손 자손이 하는 모든 일은 아론과 그의 아들들의 지시를 받아야 한다. 그리고 너는 그들이 운반할 물건을 하나하나 지정해 주어라.
28이상은 게르손 자손들이 성막에서 해야 할 일이다. 그들은 아론의 아들인 제사장 이다말의 지시를 직접 받도록 하라.”
므라리 자손들의 임무
29-30“너는 므라리 집안 가운데서 30세부터 50세까지 성막에서 일할 수 있는 남자가 몇 명이나 되는지 가족별로 조사하여라.
31므라리 자손이 해야 할 일은 성막 널빤지, 가로대, 기둥과 그 받침들,
32성막 뜰 기둥과 그 받침, 말뚝과 줄, 그리고 이 모든 것에 사용되는 기구를 운반하는 일이다. 너는 그들에게 각자 운반할 물건을 지정해 주어라.
33이상은 아론의 아들인 제사장 이다말의 지시를 받아 므라리 자손이 성막에서 해야 할 일이다.”
레위인들의 인구 조사
34-48모세와 아론과 다른 지도자들은 여호 와의 명령에 따라 고핫 자손과 게르손 자손과 므라리 자손 가운데 30세부터 50세까지 성막에서 일할 수 있는 남자들을 각 집안과 가족 단위로 조사했는데 그들이 조사한 것을 보면
모두 8,580명이었다.
49이와 같이 모세는 여호와의 명령에 따라 그들을 조사하여 각자 해야 할 일과 운반할 물건을 정해 주었다.
