Numbers 10:21

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Then the Kohathites, who carried the holy things, set out; the Tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

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  • Num 10:17 : 17 Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Tabernacle, set out.
  • Num 7:9 : 9 But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.
  • Num 4:4-9 : 4 This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things. 5 When the camp prepares to set out, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 They shall put over it a covering of fine leather, and spread a cloth of pure blue over that, and then insert its poles. 7 On the table of the presence they shall spread a blue cloth and place on it the plates, the dishes, the bowls, and the jars for the drink offering, and the continual bread shall remain on it. 8 They shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and insert its poles. 9 They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, along with its lamps, tongs, firepans, and all the oil vessels used in its service. 10 They shall place it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on a carrying frame. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, cover it with a covering of fine leather, and insert its poles. 12 They shall take all the utensils used for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame. 13 They shall remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall put on it all the utensils used for serving at the altar—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins—all the utensils of the altar. They shall spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert its poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting. 16 The oversight of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, includes the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and utensils.
  • Num 4:20 : 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.
  • Num 1:51 : 51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever it is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. Any outsider who comes near it must be put to death.
  • Num 2:17 : 17 Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they camp, each in position under their own standard.
  • Num 3:27-32 : 27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites. 28 Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary used in ministering, the screen, and all the work related to these. 32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, who had oversight of those keeping charge of the sanctuary.
  • 1 Chr 15:2 : 2 Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."
  • 1 Chr 15:12-15 : 12 He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it. 13 For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure." 14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. 15 The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

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  • Num 10:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17 Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Tabernacle, set out.

    18 The banner of the camp of Reuben set out, according to their divisions, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

  • Num 2:17
    78%

    17 Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they camp, each in position under their own standard.

  • Num 10:28
    77%

    28 This was the order of the journeys of the Israelites according to their divisions as they set out.

  • Num 10:22
    76%

    22 The banner of the camp of Ephraim set out, according to their divisions, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

  • Num 4:15
    76%

    15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting.

  • Num 3:27-29
    3 verses
    74%

    27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites.

    28 Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

    29 The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

  • Num 9:17-21
    5 verses
    73%

    17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the people of Israel would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the people of Israel would camp.

    18 At the command of the LORD, the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD, they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained camped.

    19 Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the people of Israel kept the LORD’s command and did not set out.

    20 Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. In that case, they camped at the LORD's command and then set out at the LORD's command.

    21 Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud lifted, they set out.

  • Num 1:50-53
    4 verses
    73%

    50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant, all its furnishings, and everything that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, serve it, and camp around it.

    51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever it is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. Any outsider who comes near it must be put to death.

    52 The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man by his own banner, near his own family’s camp.

    53 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the covenant to protect the Israelites from wrath. The Levites are to carry out the responsibilities of the tabernacle of the covenant.

  • Lev 10:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel, and said to them, 'Come here and carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.'

    5 So they came forward and carried them out of the camp by their tunics, as Moses had instructed.

  • Num 10:13
    72%

    13 They set out for the first time according to the command of the LORD by Moses.

  • Num 21:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 The Israelites journeyed on and camped at Oboth.

    11 They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-Abarim, in the wilderness facing Moab toward the sunrise.

  • Num 2:34
    72%

    34 So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses. They camped under their banners and set out, each in their clan and family.

  • 1 Kgs 8:4
    72%

    4 The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.

  • Num 4:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things.

    5 When the camp prepares to set out, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

  • Num 10:20
    71%

    20 Over the division of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

  • Num 7:9
    71%

    9 But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.

  • Josh 21:20
    71%

    20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Num 4:37
    71%

    37 These are the counts of the Kohathite families, all those who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

  • Num 4:21
    71%

    21 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 2 Chr 5:5
    71%

    5 They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them.

  • Num 10:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33 So they set out from the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. During those three days, the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD went ahead of them to search out a resting place for them.

    34 By day, the cloud of the LORD was over them as they set out from the camp.

  • Exod 40:36
    71%

    36 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys.

  • Josh 21:10
    71%

    10 These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

  • Judg 18:21
    71%

    21 They turned and left, placing the children, the livestock, and their goods in front of them.

  • Num 3:31
    71%

    31 Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary used in ministering, the screen, and all the work related to these.

  • Exod 39:33
    70%

    33 Then they brought the Tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its furnishings, including its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases.

  • Num 4:34
    70%

    34 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their ancestral houses,

  • Exod 40:17
    70%

    17 So it was on the first day of the first month of the second year, the Tabernacle was set up.

  • Josh 3:14
    70%

    14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

  • Josh 3:3
    70%

    3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.

  • Num 22:1
    70%

    1 Then the Israelites traveled and camped in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River near Jericho.

  • Exod 13:20
    70%

    20 After leaving Succoth, they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

  • Num 4:25
    70%

    25 They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is on top of it, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

  • Num 4:2
    70%

    2 Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Josh 21:1
    70%

    1 The heads of the families of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

  • Num 3:8
    69%

    8 They shall care for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and the duties of the people of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle.