27 The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. 28 Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600[a] responsible for the duties of[b] the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,(A) 30 and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen[c](B)—and all the work relating to them.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:28 LXX reads 8,300
  2. 3:28 Or for guarding, also in v. 32
  3. 3:31 The screen between the most holy place and the holy place; Ex 35:12

“Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites(A) by their clans and their ancestral families,[a] men from thirty years old to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified[b] to do work at the tent of meeting.

“The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 Lit the house of their fathers, also in vv. 22,29,34,38,40,42,46
  2. 4:3 Lit everyone entering the service

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