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Book of Numbers, Chapter 4

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Numbers 4 NASB - New American Standard BibleNumbers 4 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 4 of Numbers—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
  2. “Take [a]a census of the [b]descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households,
  3. from 1thirty 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 [c]descendants 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 2the veil of the screen and cover the 3ark of the testimony with it;
  6. and they shall lay a 4covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure [d]blue, and shall insert its poles.
  7. Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of [e]blue and put on it the dishes and the pans and the sacrificial bowls and the jars for the drink offering, and 5the 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 [f]blue cloth and cover the 6lampstand for the light, 7along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its [g]trays 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 [h]blue 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 [i]blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars.
  13. Then they shall take away the [j]ashes from the 8altar, 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 9and die. These are the [k]things 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 10the oil for the light and the 11fragrant incense and 12the continual grain offering and 13the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the [l]tabernacle 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 14not 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 15they 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 [m]a census of the sons of Gershon [n]also, by their fathers’ households, by their families;
  23. from 16thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall [o]number 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 17the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and 18the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,
  26. and 19the 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, [p]they 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 [q]command 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 [r]under 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 20thirty 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 [s]sockets,
  32. and the pillars around the court and their [t]sockets 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 [u]he 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, [v]under 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 21thirty 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 [w]commandment of the LORD [x]through 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 [y]commandment of the LORD.
  42. ¶ The numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households,
  43. from 22thirty 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 [z]commandment of the LORD [aa]through 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 238,580.
  49. According to the [ab]commandment of the LORD [ac]through Moses, they 24were numbered, everyone by his serving or carrying; thus these were his numbered men, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit the sum
  2. ^ Lit sons
  3. ^ Lit sons
  4. ^ Or violet
  5. ^ Or violet
  6. ^ Or violet
  7. ^ Lit snuff dishes
  8. ^ Or violet
  9. ^ Or violet
  10. ^ Or fat ashes; i.e. soaked with fat
  11. ^ Lit burden...of the sons
  12. ^ Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  13. ^ Lit the sum
  14. ^ Lit also them
  15. ^ Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
  16. ^ Lit so they shall serve
  17. ^ Lit mouth
  18. ^ Lit in the hand
  19. ^ Or bases
  20. ^ Or bases
  21. ^ Lit of the duty of their loads
  22. ^ Lit in the hand
  23. ^ Lit mouth
  24. ^ Lit by the hand of
  25. ^ Lit mouth
  26. ^ Lit mouth
  27. ^ Lit by the hand of
  28. ^ Lit mouth
  29. ^ Lit by the hand of

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Nu 4:23, 30, 35; 8:24; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27; Ezr 3:8
  2. ^ Ex 40:5; Le 16:2; 2Ch 3:14; Mt 27:51; Heb 9:3
  3. ^ Ex 25:10-16
  4. ^ Nu 4:25
  5. ^ Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9
  6. ^ Ex 25:31
  7. ^ Ex 25:37, 38
  8. ^ Ex 27:1-8
  9. ^ Nu 1:51; 4:19, 20; 2Sa 6:6, 7
  10. ^ Le 24:1-3
  11. ^ Ex 30:34-38
  12. ^ Le 6:20
  13. ^ Ex 30:22-33
  14. ^ Nu 4:15
  15. ^ Ex 19:21; 1Sa 6:19
  16. ^ Nu 4:3; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27
  17. ^ Ex 40:19
  18. ^ Ex 26:14; Nu 4:6
  19. ^ Ex 38:9
  20. ^ Nu 4:3; 8:24-26
  21. ^ 1Ch 23:24
  22. ^ Nu 8:24-26
  23. ^ Nu 3:39
  24. ^ Nu 1:47

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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