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

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

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.

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.

The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle.

“ The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening veil, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.They are to place over this a covering made of manatee skin, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles.“ They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to be on it.They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table.“ They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.Then they must place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of manatee skin and put them on the carrying frame.“ They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert its poles.They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and put them on a carrying frame.“ They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins— all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of manatee skin over it and insert its poles.“ Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.“ Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils.”

But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects carried on their shoulders.

He said to them,“ You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.For the Lord our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of Him about the proper procedures.”So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord: on their shoulders with the poles.

The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

Then David said,“ No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him forever.”

The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,and the leader of the family of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen— and all the work relating to them.The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to stop at a campsite, the Levites are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who comes near it must be put to death.