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15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp sets out, the descendants[a] of Kohath will come after to carry these, but they must not touch the sanctuary, or they will die. These are the load of the descendants[b] of Kohath in the tent of assembly.

16 “Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise the oil of the light source, the incense, the regular grain offering,[c] the oil of anointment, the supervision of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its vessels.”

17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:15 Or “sons”
  2. Numbers 4:15 Or “sons”
  3. Numbers 4:16 Literally “the grain offering of continuity”

15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(A) only then are the Kohathites(B) to come and do the carrying.(C) But they must not touch the holy things(D) or they will die.(E) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

16 “Eleazar(F) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,(G) the fragrant incense,(H) the regular grain offering(I) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”

17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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