Num 3:25-37 | NASB2020 | STEP | 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 ,

Numbers 3:25-37

Duties of the Levites

25 Now ^athe duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle and ^bthe tent, its covering, and ^cthe curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 and ^dthe curtains of the courtyard, ^ethe curtain for the entrance of the courtyard which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ropes, according to all the service ^{▼▼Lit of it}concerning them.

27 Of Kohath was 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. 28 In the counting of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, performing the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families: ^{▼▼In Ex 6:22, Elzaphan}Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Now ^htheir duties included ⁱthe ark, ^jthe table, ^kthe lampstand, ^lthe altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the ^{▼▼I.e., the veil between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place}curtain, and all the service ^{▼▼Lit of it}concerning them; 32 and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34 Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200. 35 And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to ^ocamp on the northward side of the tabernacle. 36 Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them, 37 and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases, their pegs, and their ropes.