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Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year.

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Yesterday we heard about the census of the children of Israel and how they were commanded

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to be split into four groups and to camp around the tabernacle of meeting.

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But the tribe of Levi was not counted among the census.

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Today we're going to hear about how the tribe of Levi itself is going to go through its

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own census as commanded by the Lord and how they're going to be divided into three groups,

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each group with its own specific task and responsibility.

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Alright, let's begin.

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Today's reading is from Numbers chapters 3 and 4.

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Chapter 3 Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses

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when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai, and these are the names of the sons of Aaron.

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Nadab the firstborn, Anabihu, Eleazar, and Ethamar.

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These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to

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minister as priests.

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Nadab and Anabihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the

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Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children, so Eleazar and Ethamar ministered

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as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

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And the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before

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Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

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And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the

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tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.

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Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs

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of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.

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And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons.

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They are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.

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So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood.

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But the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Now behold, I myself have taken the Levites from among

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the children of Israel, instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel.

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Therefore the Levites shall be mine, because all the firstborn are mine.

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On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself

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all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast.

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They shall be mine, I am the Lord.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying, Number the children of Levi

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by their father's houses, by their families.

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You shall number every male from a month old and above.

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So Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord as he was commanded.

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These were the sons of Levi by their names, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families, Lebni and Shimei.

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And the sons of Kohath by their families, Amram, Izzahar, Hebron, and Uziol.

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And the sons of Merari by their families, Maali and Moshi.

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These are the families of the Levites by their father's houses.

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From Gershon came the family of the Lebnites and the family of the Shemites.

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These were the families of the Gershonites.

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Those who were numbered according to the number of all the males from a month old and above.

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Of those who were numbered there were 7500.

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The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.

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And the leader of the father's house of the Gershonites was Ilyasav, the son of Lael.

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The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle,

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the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, the

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screen for the door of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle

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and the altar, and their cords according to all the work relating to them.

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From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izzarites, the family of

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the Hebronites, and the family of the Uziolites.

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These were the families of the Kohathites.

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According to the number of all the males from a month old and above, there were 8600 keeping

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charge of the sanctuary.

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The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

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And the leader of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Eliezapan,

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the son of Uziol.

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Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the

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sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them.

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In Eliezer the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites,

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with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

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From Mirari came the family of the Malites and the family of the Mushites.

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These were the families of Mirari.

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And those who were numbered according to the number of all the males from a month old and

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above were 6200.

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The leaders of the father's house of the families of Mirari was Zuriel the son of Abihal.

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These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

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And the appointed duty of the children of Mirari including the boards of the tabernacle,

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its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them and the pillars

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of the court all around with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords.

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Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east before the tabernacle

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of meeting were Moses, Aaron, and his sons keeping charge of the tabernacle to meet the

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needs of the children of Israel.

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But the outsider who came near was to be put to death.

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All who were numbered of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment

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of the Lord by their families all the males from a month old and above were 22000.

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Then the Lord said to Moses, number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel

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from a month old and above and take the number of their names.

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And you shall take the Levites for me, I am the Lord, instead of all the firstborn among

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the children of Israel and the livestock of the Levites, instead of all the firstborn

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among the livestock of the children of Israel.

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So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel as the Lord commanded

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him, and all the firstborn males according to the number of names from a month old and

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above of those who were numbered of them were 22273.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among

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the children of Israel and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock.

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The Levites shall be mine, I am the Lord.

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And for the redemption of the 273 of the firstborn of the children of Israel who are more than

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the number of the Levites, you shall take five shekels for each one individually.

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You shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty

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geras.

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And you shall give the money with which the excess number of them is redeemed to Aaron

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and his sons.

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So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed

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by the Levites.

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From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money 1365 shekels according to

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the shekel of the sanctuary.

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And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons according to the word of the

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Lord as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Chapter 4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying,

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Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by

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their father's house, from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who

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entered the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.

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This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting relating to the

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most holy things.

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When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come and they shall take down

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the covering veil and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

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Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins and spread over that a cloth entirely

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of blue and they shall insert its poles.

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On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth and put on it the dishes, the

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pans, the bowls and the pitchers for pouring.

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And the showbread shall be on it.

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They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth and cover the same with a covering of badger

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skins and they shall insert its poles.

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And they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light with its lamps,

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its wick-trimmers, its trays and all its oil vessels with which they service it.

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Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins and put it on

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a carrying beam.

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Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of

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badger skins and they shall insert its poles.

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Then they shall take all the utensils of service with which they minister in a sanctuary, put

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them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins and put them on a carrying

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beam.

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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

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They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there, the fire pans,

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the forks, the shovels, the basins and all the utensils of the altar.

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And they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins and insert its poles.

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And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings

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of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to

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carry them, but they shall not touch any holy thing lest they die.

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These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

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The appointed duty of Eliezer the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet

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incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle,

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of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying, Do not cut off the tribe of the families of

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the Kohathites from among the Levites, but do this in regard to them, that they may live

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and not die when they approach the most holy things.

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Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them to his service and his task,

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but they shall not go in to watch while the holy things are being covered lest they die.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Also take a census of the sons of Gershon by their

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father's house, by their families, from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old.

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We shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle

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of meeting.

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This is the service of the families of the Gershonites in serving and carrying.

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They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering,

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the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen of the door of the tabernacle of

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meeting, the screen of the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which

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are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service,

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and all that is made for these things, so shall they serve.

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Aaron and his sons shall assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their

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tasks and all their service, and you shall appoint to them all their tasks as their duty.

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This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting,

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and their duties shall be under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

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As for the sons of Mirari, you shall number them by their families and by their father's

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house from 30 years old and above even to 50 years old, you shall number them, everyone

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who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

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And this is what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, the

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boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, and the pillars around the court

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with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all the furnishings and all their service,

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and you shall assign to each man by name the items he must carry.

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This is the service of the families of the sons of Mirari, as all their service for the

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tabernacle of meeting under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

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And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Quathais by their

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families and by their father's house from 30 years old and above even to 50 years old,

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everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting, and those who

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were numbered by their families were 2750.

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These were the ones who were numbered of the families of the Quathais, all who might serve

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in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment

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of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

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And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their father's

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house from 30 years old and above even to 50 years old, everyone who entered the service

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for work in the tabernacle of meeting, those who were numbered by their families by their

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father's house were 2630.

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These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who

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might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to

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the commandment of the Lord.

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Those of the families of the sons of Mirari who were numbered by their families by their

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father's house from 30 years old and above even to 50 years old, everyone who entered

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the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting, those who were numbered by their

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families were 3200.

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These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Mirari, whom Moses

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and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

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All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered

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by their families and by their father's houses from 30 years old and above even to

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50 years old, everyone who came to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens

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in the tabernacle of meeting, those who were numbered were 8580.

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According to the commandment of the Lord, they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each

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according to his service and according to his task.

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Thus were they numbered by him as the Lord commanded Moses.

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I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did and I look forward to seeing you

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again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.