Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

哥辖人抬着圣物先往前行。他们未到以前，抬帐幕的已经把帐幕支好。

哥辖人抬着圣物往前行。他们未到以前，帐幕已经立好了。

哥辖人抬着圣物往前行。他们未到以前，帐幕已经立好了。

随后出发的是哥辖人，他们抬着圣物前行。在他们到达之前，圣幕应已支好。

哥辖人抬着圣物起行；他们到达之前，人已经把帐幕竖立起来。

哥轄人擡着聖物先往前行。他們未到以前，擡帳幕的已經把帳幕支好。

哥轄人抬着聖物往前行。他們未到以前，帳幕已經立好了。

哥轄人抬着聖物往前行。他們未到以前，帳幕已經立好了。

隨後出發的是哥轄人，他們抬著聖物前行。在他們到達之前，聖幕應已支好。

哥轄人抬著聖物起行；他們到達之前，人已經把帳幕豎立起來。

哥轄人抬着聖物往前行；人把帳幕立好、等他們來到。

哥轄子孫、負聖所什物啟行、先行之人、建幕以待其至、

哥轄子孫、負聖室之什物遄征、先行之利未人建置會幕、以待後至者。

後舁聖所器具者哥轄子孫乃啟行、彼未至之先、運幕者已建立其幕、○

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

The men of Kohath started out. They carried the holy things. The holy tent had to be set up before they arrived.

Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. Before they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location.

The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things.( The tabernacle would be prepared for their arrival.)

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the others did set up the tabernacle against their coming.

The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and[ the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came.

And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.

And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out.

This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it.Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular show bread also shall be on it.Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied.And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame.And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame.And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.“ And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.”

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder.

and said to them,“ You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.”So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.

but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”

Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.

To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites.According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary.The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites.And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

“ Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.

When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.