Numbers 4:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 4:4

2 “Take a census of the sons of ^aKohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house,

3 ^afrom 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 ^a“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to ^bthe most holy things:

5 When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down ^athe covering veil and cover the ^bark of the Testimony with it.

6 Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of ^ablue; and they shall insert ^bits poles.

7 “On the ^atable of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the¹ pitchers for pouring; and the ^bshowbread shall be on it.

8 They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 4:4

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American Standard Version
This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, `about' the most holy things:

Amplified® Bible
This shall be the responsibility of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting: the most holy things.

Contemporary English Version
The Kohathites will be responsible for carrying the sacred objects used in worship at the sacred tent.

Darby English Version
This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: it is most holy.

Good News Bible
Their service involves the most holy things.

King James Version
This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

New American Standard Bible
"This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, {concerning} the most holy things.

New International Version
"This is the work of the Kohathites in the Tent of Meeting: the care of the most holy things.

New King James Version
“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"This constitutes the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.

Revised Standard Version
This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.

Young's Literal Translation
`This `is' the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, the holy of holies:

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