The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

革顺的子孙在会幕中所要看守的，就是帐幕和罩棚，并罩棚的盖与会幕的门帘，

革顺的子孙在会幕中要看守的是帐幕、罩棚、罩棚的盖、会幕的门帘、

革顺的子孙在会幕中要看守的是帐幕、罩棚、罩棚的盖、会幕的门帘、

他们负责看守会幕，即圣幕、圣幕的罩棚、顶盖和门帘、

革顺的子孙在会幕中的职分，是看守帐幕、罩棚、罩棚的顶盖和会幕门口的帘子，

革順的子孫在會幕中所要看守的，就是帳幕和罩棚，並罩棚的蓋與會幕的門簾，

革順的子孫在會幕中要看守的是帳幕、罩棚、罩棚的蓋、會幕的門簾、

革順的子孫在會幕中要看守的是帳幕、罩棚、罩棚的蓋、會幕的門簾、

他們負責看守會幕，即聖幕、聖幕的罩棚、頂蓋和門簾、

革順的子孫在會幕中的職分，是看守帳幕、罩棚、罩棚的頂蓋和會幕門口的簾子，

革順的子孫在會棚中的職守是帳幕、罩棚、罩棚的遮蓋、和會棚出入處的簾子、

革順子孫、於會幕中所當守者、幕與帷、及其幬、會幕門㡘、

革順人所守者、會幕、及其蓋、幬為幕門、

革順子孫、在會幕中所守者、即幕、外幕、幕蓋、會幕之門簾、

At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Here are the duties of the families of Gershon at the tent of meeting. They were responsible for taking care of the holy tent and its coverings. They took care of the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance,

The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation[ shall be] the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

You must make it according to all that I show you— the pattern of the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.

According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the standard of one’s faith;if service, in service; if teaching, in teaching;if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

All the skilled craftsmen among those doing the work made the tabernacle with 10 curtains. Bezalel made them of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.The length of each curtain was 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains had the same measurements.He joined five of the curtains to each other, and the other five curtains he joined to each other.He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set and did the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.He made 50 loops on the one curtain and 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops lined up with each other.He also made 50 gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit.He made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made 11 of them.The length of each curtain was 45 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet. All 11 curtains had the same measurements.He joined five of the curtains together, and the other six together.He made 50 loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set and 50 loops on the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.He made 50 bronze clasps to join the tent together as a single unit.He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of it.

From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

“ For the entrance to the tent you are to make a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.Make five posts of acacia wood for the screen and overlay them with gold; their hooks are to be gold, and you are to cast five bronze bases for them.

He made a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent,together with its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

Then I said to them,“ You are holy to the Lord, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the Lord’s house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem.”So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring them to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

He put up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.

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

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties:They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of manatee skin on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. They will carry out everything that needs to be done with these items.“ All the service of the Gershonites, all their transportation duties and all their other work, is to be done at the command of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting, and their duties will be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Hezekiah told them to prepare chambers in the Lord’s temple, and they prepared them.The offering, the tenth, and the dedicated things were brought faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things.Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to faithfully distribute it under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.In addition, they distributed it to males registered by genealogy three years old and above; to all who would enter the Lord’s temple for their daily duty, for their service in their responsibilities according to their divisions.They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites 20 years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;to those registered by genealogy— with all their infants, wives, sons, and daughters— of the whole assembly( for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy);

They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple.”

Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.

It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his slaves, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah of the Merarites;Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral household, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.Some of them were in charge of the utensils used in worship. They would count them when they brought them in and when they took them out.Others were put in charge of the furnishings and all the utensils of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.Some of the priests’ sons mixed the spices.A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.Some of the Kohathites’ relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the bread of the Presence every Sabbath.The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.

“ You are to construct the tabernacle itself with 10 curtains. You must make them of finely spun linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.The length of each curtain should be 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains are to have the same measurements.Five of the curtains should be joined together, and the other five curtains joined together.Make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set, and do the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.Make 50 loops on the one curtain and make 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops line up together.Also make 50 gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single unit.“ You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; make 11 of these curtains.The length of each curtain should be 45 feet and the width of each curtain six feet. All 11 curtains are to have the same measurements.Join five of the curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. Then fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.Make 50 loops on the edge of the one curtain, the outermost in the first set, and make 50 loops on the edge of the corresponding curtain of the second set.Make 50 bronze clasps; put the clasps through the loops and join the tent together so that it is a single unit.As for the flap that is left over from the tent curtains, the leftover half curtain is to hang down over the back of the tabernacle.The half yard on one side and the half yard on the other of what is left over along the length of the tent curtains should be hanging down over the sides of the tabernacle on either side to cover it.Make a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of that.

And tell Archippus,“ Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”

He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen corresponding to their service,