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IMMERSE
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BEGINNINGS
4:31–5:3
“Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry
the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases; also
the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and
all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name. So these are the duties of the Merarite
clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of
Aaron the priest.”
So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families. The list included
all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for
service in the Tabernacle, and the total number came to 2,750. So this was
the total of all those from the Kohathite clans who were eligible to serve at
the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
The Gershonite division was also listed by its clans and families. The list
included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible
for service in the Tabernacle, and the total number came to 2,630. So this
was the total of all those from the Gershonite clans who were eligible to
serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord
had commanded.
The Merarite division was also listed by its clans and families. The list
included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible
for service in the Tabernacle, and the total number came to 3,200. So this
was the total of all those from the Merarite clans who were eligible for
service. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded
through Moses.
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their
clans and families. All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who
were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation numbered 8,580. When their names were recorded, as the Lord had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what
to carry.
And so the registration was completed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Lord gave these instructions to Moses: “Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease or a discharge,
or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person. This
command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not
