Numbers 3:27

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25 ^aThe duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included ^bthe tabernacle, ^cthe tent with ^dits covering, the ^escreen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

26 ^athe screen for the door of the court, ^bthe hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and ^ctheir cords, according to all the work relating to them.

27 ^aFrom Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.

28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand¹ six hundred keeping charge of the sanctuary.

29 ^aThe families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

30 And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of ^aUzziel.

31 ^aTheir duty included ^bthe ark, ^cthe table, ^dthe lampstand, ^ethe altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, ^fthe screen, and all the work relating to them.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

33 From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

34 And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred.

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Numbers 3:27-32

Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.

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