Numbers 4 — OURB

4Verse 1Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] and to Aaron [Light-bringer], saying,^{Verse 2}“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi [United with], by their families, by their fathers’ houses,^{Verse 3}from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.^{Verse 4}“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, the most holy things.^{Verse 5}When the camp moves forward, Aaron [Light-bringer] shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it,^{Verse 6}and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.^{Verse 7}“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.^{Verse 8}They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.^{Verse 9}“They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the menorah ·lamp· of the light, and its menorah ·lamp· candles, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all its oil utensils, with which they minister to it.^{Verse 10}They shall put it and all its utensils within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.^{Verse 11}“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.^{Verse 12}“They shall take all the utensils of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.^{Verse 13}“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.^{Verse 14}They shall put on it all its utensils, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.^{Verse 15}“When Aaron [Light-bringer] and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.^{Verse 16}“The duty of Eleazar [Help of God] the son of Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.” (Maftir ·Conclusion·)^{Verse 17}Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] and to Aaron [Light-bringer], saying,^{Verse 18}“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites [Descendants of United with];^{Verse 19}but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron [Light-bringer] and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;^{Verse 20}but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

Haftarah B'midar ·Taking leave· ·In the desert·:

Hoshea / Hosea 1:10-2:20

B'rit Hadashah ·New Covenant·: Luke 16:1-17:10

^{Verse 21}Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,^{Verse 22}“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;^{Verse 23}you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.^{Verse 24}“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:^{Verse 25}they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,^{Verse 26}and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there.^{Verse 27}Aaron [Light-bringer] and his sons shall supervise all the work of the sons of the Gershonites, transporting loads and serving, and you shall assign them who is to do what job and its responsibilities.^{Verse 28}This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest.^{Verse 29}“As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;^{Verse 30}you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.^{Verse 31}This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,^{Verse 32}and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.^{Verse 33}This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest.” (S:2)^{Verse 34}Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,^{Verse 35}from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting.^{Verse 36}Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.^{Verse 37}These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] counted according to the order given by Adonai through Moses [Drawn out]. (A:2)^{Verse 38}Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,^{Verse 39}from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,^{Verse 40}even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.^{Verse 41}These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] counted according to the order given by Adonai.^{Verse 42}Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,^{Verse 43}from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,^{Verse 44}even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.^{Verse 45}These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] counted according to the order given by Adonai through Moses [Drawn out].^{Verse 46}All those who were counted of the Levites [Descendants of United with], whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] and the princes of Israel [God prevails] counted, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,^{Verse 47}from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,^{Verse 48}even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.^{Verse 49}According to the words Adonai enjoined, they were counted by Moses [Drawn out], everyone according to his service, and according to his burden. Thus were they counted by him, as Adonai ordered Moses [Drawn out].