After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering.

此后利未人要进去办会幕的事，你要洁净他们，将他们当作摇祭奉上；

你洁净了利未人，奉献他们作为摇祭之后，他们就可以进会幕事奉。

你洁净了利未人，奉献他们作为摇祭之后，他们就可以进会幕事奉。

利未人被洁净、当作摇祭献上以后，就可以进会幕司职，

以后，利未人可以进去办理会幕的事；你要洁净他们，把他们作摇祭献上。

此後利未人要進去辦會幕的事，你要潔淨他們，將他們當作搖祭奉上；

你潔淨了利未人，奉獻他們作為搖祭之後，他們就可以進會幕事奉。

你潔淨了利未人，奉獻他們作為搖祭之後，他們就可以進會幕事奉。

利未人被潔淨、當作搖祭獻上以後，就可以進會幕司職，

以後，利未人可以進去辦理會幕的事；你要潔淨他們，把他們作搖祭獻上。

此後利未人要進來伺候會棚；你要使他們潔淨，用搖獻禮將他們奉為搖獻祭。

厥後利未人必入會幕、供其役事、爾必潔之、奉為搖祭、

爾既成潔利未人、奉之於我、則使入會幕、供其役事。

爾既使利未人成潔而奉於主、然後利未人可至以供會幕之役事、

“ After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.

“ Make the Levites pure. Give them to me as a wave offering. Then they must come to do their work at the tent of meeting.

And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.

After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering.

After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering.

Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering;

After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave- offering.

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them[ for] an offering.

“ After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.

“ After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting. You shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.

Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the Lord’s work.

“ You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the Lord as a presentation offering.

men from 30 years old to 50 years old— everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting.“ 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.”Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:“ Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be wiped out from the Levites.Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and transportation duty.The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”The Lord spoke to Moses:“ Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral houses and their clans.Register men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at the tent of meeting.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.“ As for the Merarites, you are to register them by their clans and their ancestral houses.Register men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who is qualified to do the work of the tent of meeting.This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, posts, and bases,the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah— six— under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord.They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers— 12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons— 12the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers— 12the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers— 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers— 12the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers— 12the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers— 12the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers— 12the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers— 12the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers— 12the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers— 12

and put all of them in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them as a presentation offering before the Lord.

The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,and the leader of the Gershonite family was Eliasaph son of Lael.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,the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes— all the work relating to these.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 Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans.Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.The leader of the family of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.The Levites 30 years old or more were counted; the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount.“ Of these,” David said,“ 24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel— three.Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran— three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.Shimei’s sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei’s sons— four.Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment.Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel— four.Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.Moses’ sons: Gershom and Eliezer.Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first.Eliezer’s sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very numerous.Izhar’s sons: Shelomith was first.Hebron’s sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.Uzziel’s sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli’s sons: Eleazar and Kish.Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth— three.These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses— the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount— 20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.For David said,“ The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service”—for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted—“ but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the Lord’s temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God’s temple—as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise in the evening.Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the Lord’s presence according to the number prescribed for them.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.”

“ See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,