Numbers 4 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Jehovah will speak to Moses, and to Aaron, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,	The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
2	Take the head of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, according to their families, according to the house of their fathers:	“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,	“Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.
3	From the son of thirty years and above, and to the son of fifty years, all coming in to war to do the works of the tent of appointment.	from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting.	Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
4	These the works of the sons of Kohath in the tent of appointment, the holy of holies.	This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.	“This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.
5	And Aaron came, and his sons, in the removing of the camp, and they took down the vail of the covering, and they covered with it the ark of the testimony.	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.	When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law.
6	And they gave upon it a covering of tahash skins, and they spread over a garment wholly cerulean purple from above, and they put up its bars.	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.	Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.
7	And upon the table of the face they shall spread a garment cerulean purple, and they gave upon it the dishes, and the censers, and the bowls and the cups pouring out: and the continual bread shall be upon it.	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 showbread also shall be on it.	“Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings; the bread that is continually there is to remain on it.
8	And they spread upon them a garment of double scarlet, and they covered it with a cover of tahash skins, and they put up the bars.	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.	They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.
9	And they took a garment cerulean purple, and covered the chandelier of the light, and its lamps and its tongs and its fire pans, and all the vessels of its oil, which they shall serve to it with them:	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.	“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it.
10	And they gave it and all its vessels into a covering of tahash skins, and they gave upon the bar.	And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame.	Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.
11	And upon the altar of gold they will spread a garment cerulean purple, and they covered it with a tahash skin covering, and they set up its bars.	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.	“Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.
12	And they shall take all the vessels of the service which they shall serve in them in the holy place, and they gave to the garment of cerulean purple, and they covered them in a tahash skin covering, and they gave upon the bar.	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.	“They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.
13	And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment:	And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.	“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
14	And they shall give upon it all its vessels which they shall serve upon it with them, the fire pans, and the flesh hooks, and the shovels and the vases, and all the vessels of the altar; and they covered over it a tahash skin covering, and they set up its bars.	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.	Then they are to place on it all the utensils used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans, meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles in place.
15	And Aaron and his sons finished to cover the holy place, and all the vessels of the holy place, in removing the camp; and after this the sons of Kohath shall come forth to lift up: and they shall not touch the holy place, and die. These the lifting up of the sons of Kohath in the tent of appointment.	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.	“After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
16	And the care of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, the oil of the light, and the incense of aromatics, and the continual gift, and the oil of anointing, and the care of all the dwelling and all which in it, in the holy place, and in its vessels.	“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.”	“Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”
17	And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,	The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
18	Ye shall not cut off the tribe from the families of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.	“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites,	“See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites.
19	And this do ye to them, and they lived, and they shall not die, in their coming near the holy of holies: Aaron and his sons shall come in and set them a man, a man upon his works, and to his lifting up.	but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden,	So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.
20	And they shall not go in to see for a moment's time the holy place, and die.	but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”	But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
21	And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD said to Moses,
22	Take the head of the sons of Gershon, them also according to the house of their fathers, according to their families;	“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses and by their clans.	“Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans.
23	From the son of thirty years and above, even to the son of fifty years, thou shalt review them; all going, to war the warfare, to serve the service in the tent of appointment.	From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting.	Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
24	This the service from the families of the Gershonites, for service, and for lifting up:	This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:	“This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work:
25	And they lifted up the curtains of the dwelling and the tent of appointment, its covering, and the covering of tahash which is upon it from above, and the covering of the door of the tent of appointment.	they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting	They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, that is, the tent of meeting, its covering and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
26	And the curtains of the enclosure, and the covering of the door of the gate of the enclosure which is by the dwelling and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and all which shall be made for them: and they shall serve.	and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.	the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things.
27	At the mouth of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites for all their lifting up and for all their service: and ye shall appoint upon them in their watches all their lifting up.	All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.	All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry.
28	This the service from the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of appointment: and their watches in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.	This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.	This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.
29	The sons of Merari according to their families, according to the house of their fathers, thou shalt review them;	“As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers’ houses.	“Count the Merarites by their clans and families.
30	From the son of thirty years and above, and even to the son of fifty years, thou shalt review them all going forth to war, to serve the service of the tent of appointment.	From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting.	Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
31	And this the watches from their lifting up, for all their service in the tent of appointment; the boards of the dwelling, and its bars and its pillars, and its bases,	And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,	As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,
32	And the pillars of the enclosure round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords for all their vessels, and for all their service: and by name ye shall review the vessels of the watches of their lifting up.	and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry.	as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.
33	This the service from the families of the sons of Merari, for all their service in the tent of appointment, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.	This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”	This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.”
34	And Moses shall review, and Aaron, and the chiefs of the assembly, the sons of the Kohathites, according to their families, and according to the house of their fathers,	And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,	Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.
35	From the son of thirty years and above, even to the son of fifty years, all going forth to war, to the service in the tent of appointment.	from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting;	All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
36	And they being numbered according to their families shall be two thousand seven hundred and fifty.	and those listed by clans were 2,750.	counted by clans, were 2,750.
37	These the reviews of the families of the Kohathites, all serving in the tent of appointment, whom Moses reviewed and Aaron, at the mouth of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.	This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.	This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
38	And they being reviewed of the sons of Gershon, according to their families, according to the house of their fathers,	Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,	The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.
39	From the son of thirty years and above, even to the son of fifty years, all going forth to war, for the service in the tent of appointment,	from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting—	All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
40	And they being reviewed according to their families, according to the house of their fathers, shall be two thousand six hundred and thirty.	those listed by their clans and their fathers’ houses were 2,630.	counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.
41	These the reviewings of the families of the sons of Gershon, all serving in the tent of appointment, whom Moses reviewed and Aaron, at the mouth of Jehovah.	This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD.	This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command.
42	And they being reviewed of the families of the sons of Merari, according to their families, according to the house of their fathers,	Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,	The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.
43	From the son of thirty years, even to the son of fifty years, all going forth to war, for the service in the tent of appointment;	from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting—	All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
44	And they being reviewed according to their families, shall be three thousand and two hundred.	those listed by clans were 3,200.	counted by their clans, were 3,200.
45	These the reviewings of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses reviewed and Aaron, at the mouth of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.	This was the list of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.	This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
46	All the reviewings which Moses reviewed, and Aaron, and the chiefs of Israel, the Levites, according to their families, and according to the house of their fathers,	All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,	So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.
47	From the son of thirty years and above, and even to the son of fifty years, all going forth to serve the works of the service, and the works of lifting up in the tent of appointment;	from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,	All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting
48	And they being reviewed shall be eight thousand and five hundred and eighty.	those listed were 8,580.	numbered 8,580.
49	At the mouth of Jehovah he reviewed them by the hand of Moses, a man, a man for his works and for his lifting up: and they were reviewed which Jehovah commanded Moses.	According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.	At the LORD’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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