Entonces el SEÑOR habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo: 2 Haced un censo¹ de los descendientes² de Coat, de entre los hijos de Leví, por sus familias, conforme a sus casas paternas, 3 de treinta años arriba hasta los cincuenta, todos los que se enlistan¹ para servir en la tienda de reunión^a. 4 Este será el servicio de los descendientes¹ de Coat en la tienda de reunión, con relación a las cosas más sagradas²: 5 Cuando el campamento se traslade, Aarón y sus hijos entrarán y quitarán el velo^a de separación, y con él cubrirán el arca del testimonio^b; 6 y colocarán sobre ella una cubierta de piel de marsopa^a, y extenderán encima un paño todo de azul¹ puro, y luego colocarán sus varas. 7 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 él^a. 8 Y extenderán sobre ellos un paño carmesí¹, y los cubrirán con una cubierta de piel de marsopa, y luego colocarán sus varas. 9 Tomarán entonces un paño azul y cubrirán el candelabro^a del alumbrado, las lámparas, las despabiladeras, los platillos^b 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 altar^a 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 morirían^a. 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 alumbrado^a, el incienso aromático^b, la ofrenda continua de cereal^c y el aceite para ungir^d. 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 santísimos^a: 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 mueran^a.

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 reunión^a. 24 Este será el ministerio de las familias de los gersonitas para servir y para transportar: 25 llevarán las cortinas del tabernáculo^a, de la tienda de reunión, con su cubierta, la cubierta de piel de marsopa^b que está encima de él, el velo¹ de la entrada de la tienda de reunión, 26 las cortinas del atrio^a, 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.

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 reunión^a. 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.

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 reunión^a. 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 reunión^a; 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 ochenta^a. 49 Fueron contados^a 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.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “Take a ¹census of the ²descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, 3 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. 4 This is the work of the ¹descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

5 “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; 6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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.”

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.

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.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “Take ¹a census of the ²descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households, 3 from ^athirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. 4 This is the work of the ¹descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

5 “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; 6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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.”

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.

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.