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Deberes de los coatitas

Entonces el SEÑOR habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo: Haced un censo1 de los descendientes2 de Coat, de entre los hijos de Leví, por sus familias, conforme a sus casas paternas, de treinta años arriba hasta los cincuenta, todos los que se enlistan1 para servir en la tienda de reunióna. Este será el servicio de los descendientes1 de Coat en la tienda de reunión, con relación a las cosas más sagradas2: Cuando el campamento se traslade, Aarón y sus hijos entrarán y quitarán el veloa de separación, y con él cubrirán el arca del testimoniob; y colocarán sobre ella una cubierta de piel de marsopaa, y extenderán encima un paño todo de azul1 puro, y luego colocarán sus varas. Sobre la mesa del pan de la Presencia1 tenderán también un paño azul, y en él pondrán las fuentes2, las cucharas, los tazones para los sacrificios y los jarros para hacer libación; el pan perpetuo estará sobre éla. Y extenderán sobre ellos un paño carmesí1, y los cubrirán con una cubierta de piel de marsopa, y luego colocarán sus varas. Tomarán entonces un paño azul y cubrirán el candelabroa del alumbrado, las lámparas, las despabiladeras, los platillosb y todos los utensilios para el aceite con que lo sirven; 10 lo pondrán con todos sus utensilios en una cubierta de piel de marsopa, y lo colocarán sobre las parihuelas. 11 Y extenderán sobre el altar de oro un paño azul, y lo cubrirán con una cubierta de piel de marsopa, y colocarán sus varas; 12 y tomarán todos los utensilios para el ministerio1 con que sirven en el santuario, los pondrán en un paño azul, los cubrirán con una cubierta de piel de marsopa y los colocarán sobre las parihuelas. 13 Quitarán entonces las cenizas1 del altara y extenderán sobre él un paño de púrpura. 14 Y le pondrán encima todos los utensilios con que sirven en relación con él: los braseros, los garfios, las palas y los tazones, todos los utensilios del altar. Y extenderán sobre él una cubierta de piel de marsopa y colocarán sus varas. 15 Cuando Aarón y sus hijos hayan terminado de cubrir los objetos sagrados y todos los utensilios del santuario, cuando el campamento esté para trasladarse, vendrán después los hijos de Coat para transportarlos, pero que no toquen los objetos sagrados pues moriríana. Estas son las cosas que transportarán1 los hijos de Coat en la tienda de reunión. 16 Pero la responsabilidad de Eleazar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón, será el aceite para el alumbradoa, el incienso aromáticob, la ofrenda continua de cerealc y el aceite para ungird. Tendrá la responsabilidad de todo el tabernáculo1 y de todo lo que en él hay, con el santuario y sus enseres.

17 Después el SEÑOR habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo: 18 No permitáis que la tribu de las familias de los coatitas sea cortada1 de entre los levitas. 19 Esto haréis con ellos para que vivan y no perezcan cuando se acerquen a los objetos santísimosa: Aarón y sus hijos entrarán y señalarán a cada uno de ellos su trabajo y su carga; 20 pero no entrarán, ni por un momento, a ver los objetos sagrados, para que no muerana.

Deberes de los gersonitas

21 Y habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo: 22 Haz también un censo1 de los hijos de Gersón por2 sus casas paternas, según sus familias; 23 los contarás1 desde los treinta hasta los cincuenta años de edad; todos los que se enlisten2 para cumplir el servicio, para hacer la obra en la tienda de reunióna. 24 Este será el ministerio de las familias de los gersonitas para servir y para transportar: 25 llevarán las cortinas del tabernáculoa, de la tienda de reunión, con su cubierta, la cubierta de piel de marsopab que está encima de él, el velo1 de la entrada de la tienda de reunión, 26 las cortinas del atrioa, el velo para la entrada del atrio que está alrededor del tabernáculo y del altar, con sus cuerdas y todos los utensilios para el servicio de ellos; todo lo que se deba hacer, ellos lo harán1. 27 Bajo las órdenes1 de Aarón y de sus hijos estará todo el ministerio de los hijos de los gersonitas, en relación con todas sus cargas y todo su trabajo; y tú les asignarás como responsabilidad todas sus cargas. 28 Este es el servicio de las familias de los hijos de los gersonitas en la tienda de reunión; sus deberes estarán bajo la dirección1 de Itamar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón.

Deberes de los hijos de Merari

29 A los hijos de Merari los contarás por sus familias, por sus casas paternas; 30 los contarás desde los treinta hasta los cincuenta años de edad, todos los que se enlisten1 para servir en la tienda de reunióna. 31 Esta es su responsabilidad de lo que han de transportar, para todo su servicio en la tienda de reunión: las tablas del tabernáculo, sus barras, sus columnas, sus basas, 32 las columnas alrededor del atrio y sus basas, sus estacas y sus cuerdas, con todos sus utensilios y con todo su servicio; y les asignarás por nombre los objetos que han de transportar1. 33 Este es el servicio de las familias de los hijos de Merari. Para todo su servicio en la tienda de reunión estarán bajo las órdenes1 de Itamar, hijo del sacerdote Aarón.

Los levitas en edad de servicio

34 Entonces Moisés y Aarón y los jefes de la congregación contaron a los hijos de los coatitas por sus familias y por sus casas paternas, 35 de treinta años en adelante hasta los cincuenta, todo el que se enlistó1 para servir en la tienda de reunióna. 36 Y los enumerados1 por sus familias fueron dos mil setecientos cincuenta. 37 Estos son los enumerados de las familias coatitas, todos los que servían en la tienda de reunión, a quienes Moisés y Aarón contaron conforme al mandamiento1 del SEÑOR por medio2 de Moisés.

38 Estos son los enumerados de los hijos de Gersón por sus familias y por sus casas paternas, 39 de treinta años en adelante hasta los cincuenta, todo el que se enlistó1 para servir en la tienda de reunión; 40 los enumerados, por sus familias, por sus casas paternas, fueron dos mil seiscientos treinta. 41 Estos son los enumerados de las familias de los hijos de Gersón, todos los que servían en la tienda de reunión, a quienes Moisés y Aarón contaron conforme al mandamiento del SEÑOR.

42 Y estos son los enumerados de las familias de los hijos de Merari por sus familias y por sus casas paternas, 43 de treinta años en adelante hasta los cincuenta, todo el que se enlistó1 para servir en la tienda de reunióna; 44 los enumerados por sus familias, fueron tres mil doscientos. 45 Estos son los enumerados de las familias de los hijos de Merari, a quienes Moisés y Aarón contaron conforme al mandamiento del SEÑOR por medio de Moisés.

46 Todos los enumerados de los levitas a quienes Moisés y Aarón y los jefes de Israel contaron, por sus familias y por sus casas paternas, 47 de treinta años en adelante hasta los cincuenta, todo el que podía enlistarse1 para servir y hacer el trabajo de transportar la tienda de reunión, 48 fueron1 ocho mil quinientos ochentaa. 49 Fueron contadosa conforme al mandamiento del SEÑOR dado por medio de Moisés, cada uno según su ministerio o según su cargo; yestos fueron los enumerados, tal como el SEÑOR había ordenado a Moisés.

Duties of the Kohathites

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, Take 1a census of the 2descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, from athirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. This is the work of the 1descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

“When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down athe veil of the screen and cover the bark of the testimony with it; and they shall lay a acovering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure 1blue, and shall insert its poles. Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of 1blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the sacrificial bowls and the jars for the drink offering, and athe continual bread shall be on it. They shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its poles. Then they shall take a 1blue cloth and cover the alampstand for the light, balong with its lamps and its snuffers, and its 2trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it; 10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin, and shall put it on the carrying bars. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a 1blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a 1blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. 13 Then they shall take away the 1ashes from the aaltar, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not touch the holy objects aand die. These are the 1things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16 “The responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is athe oil for the light and the bfragrant incense and cthe continual grain offering and dthe anointing oil—the responsibility of all the 1tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. 19 But do this to them that they may live and anot die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; 20 but athey shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.”

Duties of the Gershonites

21 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 22 Take 1a census of the sons of Gershon 2also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; 23 from athirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall 1number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: 25 they shall carry athe curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and bthe covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting, 26 and athe hangings of the court, and the screen for the doorway of the gate of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, 1they shall perform. 27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their loads and in all their work, shall be performed at the 1command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall be 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Merarites

29 As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ households; 30 from athirty years and upward even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. 31 Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its 1sockets, 32 and the pillars around the court and their 1sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items 2he is to carry. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

34 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households, 35 from athirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. 36 Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. 37 These are the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses.

38 The numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households, 39 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. 40 Their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the 1commandment of the LORD.

42 The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, 43 from athirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting. 44 Their numbered men by their families were 3,200. 45 These are the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses.

46 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households, 47 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting. 48 Their numbered men were a8,580. 49 According to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses, they awere numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Duties of the Kohathites

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, Take a 1census of the 2descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, from athirty 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. This is the work of the 1descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

“When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down athe veil of the curtain, and cover the bark of the testimony with it; and they shall place a acovering of 1fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure 2violet, and insert its carrying poles. Over 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 athe continual bread shall be on it. And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles. Then they shall take a violet cloth and cover the alampstand for the light, balong with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all its oil containers, by which they attend to it; 10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on the carrying 1bars. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a violet cloth and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying 1bars. 13 Then they shall clean away the 1ashes from the aaltar, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks, shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of fine leather over it and insert its carrying poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them by the poles, so that they will not touch the holy objects aand die. These are the 1things in the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16 “Now the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is athe oil for the light, the bfragrant incense, cthe continual grain offering, and dthe anointing oil—the responsibility of all the 1tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be eliminated from among the Levites. 19 Rather, do this for them so that they will live and anot die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; 20 but athey shall not come in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.”

Duties of the Gershonites

21 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 22 Take a 1census of the sons of Gershon 2also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; 23 from athirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall 1count them: all who can enter to perform service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: 25 they shall carry athe curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and bthe covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 and athe curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes and all the equipment for their service; and everything that is to be done 1by them, 2they shall perform. 27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, that is, all their loads and all their work, shall be performed at the 1command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting; and their duties shall be 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Merarites

29 As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ households; 30 from athirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, you shall count them, everyone who can enter the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. 31 Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, and its bases, 32 and the pillars around the courtyard and their bases, their pegs, and their ropes, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign by names of the men the items 1that each is to carry. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

34 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households, 35 from athirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting. 36 Their numbered men by their families were 2,750. 37 These were the numbered men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses.

38 And the numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households, 39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting 40 their numbered men by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41 These were the numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the 1commandment of the LORD.

42 And the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households, 43 from athirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting 44 their numbered men by their families were 3,200. 45 These were the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses.

46 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ households, 47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting 48 their numbered men were a8,580. 49 According to the 1commandment of the LORD 2through Moses, they awere counted, everyone by his serving or carrying; so these were his numbered men, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Duties of the Kohathites

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families (clans) , by their fathers’ households, from athirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) . This is the work and responsibility of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) : the most holy things.

“When the camp prepares to move out, Aaron and his sons shall come into the sanctuary and take down 1athe veil (curtain) screening off the Holy of Holies, and cover the bark of the testimony with it; and they shall put on it a acovering of 1porpoise skin (fine leather) , and shall spread over that a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert the carrying poles of the ark. 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 sacrificial bowls, the jars for the drink offering, and athe continual bread of the Presence shall be on it. They shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover that with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its carrying poles. Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the alampstand for the light, along with bits lamps, its wick cutters, its trays, and all the oil vessels, by which it is supplied; 10 and they shall put the lampstand and all its utensils in a covering of porpoise skin, and shall put it on the carrying bars. 11 Over the golden incense altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its carrying poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of the service with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. 13 Then they shall clean away the ashes from the aaltar of burnt offering, and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall also put on it all its utensils with which they minister in connection with it: the pans, the meat-forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a covering of porpoise skin over it, and insert its carrying poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furniture, as the camp sets out, after all that is done, but not before, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them using the poles, so that they do not touch the holy things, aand die. These are the things in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

16 “The responsibility of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is athe oil for the light, the 1bfragrant incense, the ccontinual grain offering, and dthe anointing oil—the responsibility of all the tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not cut off (eliminate, destroy) the tribe of the families of the Kohathites who are only Levites and not priests, from among the Levites by exposing them to the sin of 1touching the most holy things. 19 But deal with them in this way, so that they may live and anot die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his specific work and to his load to be carried on the march. 20 But athe Kohathites shall not go in to see the holy things, even for an instant, or they will die.”

Duties of the Gershonites

21 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 22 “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ households, by their families. 23 From athirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter for service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying when on the march: 25 they shall carry athe tent curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering and bthe covering of porpoise skin (fine leather) that is on top of it, and the curtain for the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) , 26 and athe hangings of the courtyard, and the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the courtyard which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their tent ropes, and all the equipment for their service; and all that is to be done, they shall 1perform. 27 Aaron and his sons shall direct all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all they have to carry and all they have to do. You shall assign to them as a duty all that they are to carry on the march. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) ; and their duties shall be 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron, the high priest.

Duties of the Merarites

29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families (clans) , by their fathers’ households; 30 from athirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) . 31 This is what they are assigned to carry on the march, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the boards for the framework of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets or bases, 32 and the pillars around the courtyard with their sockets or bases and their pegs and their cords (tent ropes) , with all their equipment and with all their accessories for service; and you shall assign each man by name the items 1he is to carry on the march. 33 This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their tasks in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) , 1under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron, the priest.”

34 So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families (clans) and by their fathers’ households, 35 from athirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) ; 36 the men who were numbered by their families were 2,750. 37 These were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who did service in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) , whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD 1through Moses.

38 The men who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families (clans) , and by their fathers’ households, 39 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) ; 40 the men who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41 These were numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who served in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) , whom Moses and Aaron numbered just as the LORD had commanded.

42 The men who were numbered of the sons of Merari, by their families (clans) , by their fathers’ households, 43 from athirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) ; 44 the men who were numbered by their families were 3,200. 45 These are the men who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered in accordance with the commandment of the LORD through Moses.

46 All the men who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted by their families (clans) and by their fathers’ households, 47 from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) ; 48 the men that were numbered were a8,580. 49 According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses, they awere numbered, each assigned to his work of serving and carrying. Thus they were numbered by him, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.