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

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.

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.

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

Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things.When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.“ On the table of the presence they must spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring, and the Bread of the Presence must be on it continually.They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.“ They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam.“ They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam.Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.Then they must place on it all its implements with which they serve there– the trays, the meat forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar– and they must spread on it a covering of fine leather, and then insert its poles.“ When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.“ The appointed responsibility of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is for the oil for the light, and the spiced incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil; he also has the appointed responsibility over all the tabernacle with all that is in it, over the sanctuary and over all its furnishings.”

But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.

He told them:“ You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the LORD God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.The first time you did not carry it; that is why the LORD God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.”The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

But the Kohathites are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”

Then David said,“ Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.

From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.

“ Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed.