Numbers 4:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, 3from thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, everyone who can enter the service of ministry to do work in the tent of meeting. 4This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.
5When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;
6and they shall place a covering of fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure violet, and insert its carrying poles.
7Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of violet and put on it the dishes, the pans, the sacrificial bowls, and the jugs for the drink offering; and the continual bread shall be on it.
King James Version
Chapter 4
1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: 5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2"Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, 3men from thirty years old to fifty years old--everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting.
4"The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.
5Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening curtain, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.
6They are to place over this a covering made of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles.
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
1Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi. 3List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
4The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.
5When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it.
6Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place.
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, 3from 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: the most holy things. 5When 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. 6Then 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. 7And 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.New International Version
Chapter 4
1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: 2Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
4This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.
5When 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.
6Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.
New King James Version
Chapter 4
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house, 3from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.
4“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things:
5When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
6Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles.