Numbers 4
- 1And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- 2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
- 3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the army, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
- 5And when the camp sets forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of the covenant with it:
- 6And shall put on it the covering of fine leather, and shall spread over it a cloth completely of blue, and shall put in its poles.
- 7And on the table for the holy bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers for covering: and the continual bread shall be on it:
- 8And they shall spread on them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and shall put in its poles.
- 9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his trays, and all the oil jars of it, with which they minister to it:
- 10And they shall put it and all its items within a covering of fine leather, and shall put it on a bar.
- 11And on the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put to its poles:
- 12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and shall put them on a bar:
- 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it:
- 14And they shall put on it all its items, with which they minister about it, even the incense burners, the meat forks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the items of the altar. They shall spread on it a covering of fine leather, and put to the poles of it.
- 15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the items of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward. After that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, or else they will die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 16And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be in charge of the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and he shall oversee all the tabernacle, and of all that in it is, in the sanctuary, and in its items.
- 17And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying,
- 18Cut you not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
- 19But so do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
- 20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, so they do not die.
- 21And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families.
- 23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them. All that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
- 25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the fine leather that is above on it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
- 26And the curtains of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so they shall serve.
- 27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens.
- 28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- 29As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them after their families, by the house of their fathers.
- 30From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shall you number them, everyone who enters into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation, the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and bases of it,
- 32And the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall count the instruments of the charge of their burden.
- 33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- 34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
- 35From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
- 36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- 37These were those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
- 38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
- 39From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
- 40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
- 41These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, who Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord.
- 42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
- 43From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
- 44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
- 45These are those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, who Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
- 46All those that were numbered of the Levites, who Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
- 47From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and eighty,
- 49According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: so they were numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 4 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the army, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVAnd when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
GIGAKJVAnd when the camp sets forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of the covenant with it:
KJVAnd shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd shall put on it the covering of fine leather, and shall spread over it a cloth completely of blue, and shall put in its poles.
KJVAnd upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
GIGAKJVAnd on the table for the holy bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers for covering: and the continual bread shall be on it:
KJVAnd they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall spread on them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and shall put in its poles.
KJVAnd they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
GIGAKJVAnd they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his trays, and all the oil jars of it, with which they minister to it:
KJVAnd they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall put it and all its items within a covering of fine leather, and shall put it on a bar.
KJVAnd upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
GIGAKJVAnd on the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put to its poles:
KJVAnd they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
GIGAKJVAnd they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and shall put them on a bar:
KJVAnd they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
GIGAKJVAnd they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it:
KJVAnd they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall put on it all its items, with which they minister about it, even the incense burners, the meat forks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the items of the altar. They shall spread on it a covering of fine leather, and put to the poles of it.
KJVAnd when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVAnd when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the items of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward. After that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, or else they will die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVAnd to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be in charge of the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and he shall oversee all the tabernacle, and of all that in it is, in the sanctuary, and in its items.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying,
KJVCut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
GIGAKJVCut you not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
KJVBut thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
GIGAKJVBut so do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
KJVBut they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
GIGAKJVBut they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, so they do not die.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVTake also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
GIGAKJVTake also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families.
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them. All that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVAnd they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
GIGAKJVAnd they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the fine leather that is above on it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
KJVAnd the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
GIGAKJVAnd the curtains of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so they shall serve.
KJVAt the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
GIGAKJVAt the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens.
KJVAs for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
GIGAKJVAs for the sons of Merari, you shall number them after their families, by the house of their fathers.
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shall you number them, everyone who enters into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVAnd this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
GIGAKJVAnd this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation, the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and bases of it,
KJVAnd the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
GIGAKJVAnd the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall count the instruments of the charge of their burden.
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
KJVThese were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
GIGAKJVThese were those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
KJVThese are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.
GIGAKJVThese are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, who Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord.
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
KJVThese be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
GIGAKJVThese are those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, who Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
KJVAll those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
GIGAKJVAll those that were numbered of the Levites, who Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
KJVFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVFrom thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVEven those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore,
GIGAKJVEven those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and eighty,
KJVAccording to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
GIGAKJVAccording to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: so they were numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Read the translation philosophy · Pronouns, Speakers, and Meaning · The Power-Word Lexicon