vSee Ex. 25:31-39
Exodus 6:16-25
16These are the names of the asons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. 17The bsons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. 18The csons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. 19The dsons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. 20 eAmram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. 21 fThe sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22The gsons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of hAmminadab and the sister of iNahshon, and she bore him jNadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24The ksons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. 25Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and lshe bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their clans.Numbers 4:2-20
2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, 3 mfrom thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. 4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: nthe most holy things. 5When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down othe veil of the screen and cover pthe ark of the testimony with it. 6Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; compare Exodus 25:5
and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its rpoles. 7And over the stable 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; tthe regular showbread also shall be on it. 8Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall uput in its poles. 9And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover vthe lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. 10And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. 11And over wthe golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. 12And they shall take all xthe 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. 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14And 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. 15And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that ythe sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, zbut 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. 16“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of aathe oil for the light, the abfragrant incense, acthe regular grain offering, and adthe anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.”
17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 18“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, 19but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to aethe most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, 20 afbut they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”
1 Chronicles 6:16-18
16 ▼▼Ch 6:1 in Hebrew
The ahsons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: aiLibni and Shimei. 18 ajThe sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 1 Chronicles 15:5
5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers;1 Chronicles 23:12-20
12 akThe sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 alThe sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. amAaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should anmake offerings before the Lord and aominister to him and appronounce blessings in his name forever. 14But the sons of Moses the aqman of God were named among the artribe of Levi. 15The assons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16The sons of Gershom: atShebuel the chief. 17The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19The ausons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 avThe sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
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