Numbers 7:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.

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  • 2 Sam 6:13 : 13 Those who carried the ark of the LORD took six steps and then David sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.
  • Num 3:31 : 31 Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.
  • Num 4:4-9 : 4 This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things. 5 When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles. 7 “On the table of the presence they must spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring, and the Bread of the Presence must be on it continually. 8 They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles. 9 “They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. 10 Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam. 11 “They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles. 12 Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam. 13 Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they must place on it all its implements with which they serve there– the trays, the meat forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar– and they must spread on it a covering of fine leather, and then insert its poles. 15 “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting. 16 “The appointed responsibility of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is for the oil for the light, and the spiced incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil; he also has the appointed responsibility over all the tabernacle with all that is in it, over the sanctuary and over all its furnishings.”
  • 2 Sam 6:6 : 6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled.
  • 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD up to the place he had prepared for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:13 : 13 The first time you did not carry it; that is why the LORD God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.”
  • 1 Chr 23:26 : 26 So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 7:4-8
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    4The Distribution of the Gifts Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    5“Receive these gifts from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tent of meeting; and you must give them to the Levites, to every man as his service requires.”

    6So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

    7He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required;

    8and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

  • Num 4:15
    79%

    15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

    18“Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off from among the Levites;

    19but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility.

  • Num 4:36-37
    2 verses
    76%

    36and those of them numbered by their families were 2,750.

    37These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the authority of Moses.

  • Num 3:31
    75%

    31Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.

  • Num 4:4
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    4This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things.

  • Num 4:27-28
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    27“All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility.

    28This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

  • Lev 7:33-35
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    33The one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the peace offering and fat will have the right thigh as his share,

    34for the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution offering I have taken from the Israelites out of their peace offering sacrifices and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the people of Israel as a perpetual allotted portion.’”

    35This is the allotment of Aaron and the allotment of his sons from the LORD’s gifts on the day Moses presented them to serve as priests to the LORD.

  • Num 18:23
    73%

    23But the Levites must perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. It will be a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations that among the Israelites the Levites have no inheritance.

  • Num 3:27-28
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    73%

    27The Numbering of the Kohathites From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.

    28Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

  • Lev 7:31
    72%

    31and the priest must offer the fat up in smoke on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons.

  • Num 18:5-6
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    72%

    5You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be no more wrath on the Israelites.

    6I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the LORD, to perform the duties of the tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

    34Summary So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,

  • Num 8:19
    72%

    19I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the work for the Israelites in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, so there will be no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”

  • 1 Chr 15:15
    72%

    15The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had commanded in keeping with the LORD’s instruction.

  • Num 3:7-9
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    72%

    7They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

    8And they are responsible for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and for the needs of the Israelites, as they serve in the tabernacle.

    9You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    72%

    32They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.

  • Num 7:10
    72%

    10The Time of Presentation The leaders offered gifts for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. And the leaders presented their offering before the altar.

  • Num 1:50
    72%

    50But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it.

  • Num 4:2
    72%

    2“Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,

  • Num 18:3
    71%

    3They must be responsible to care for you and to care for the entire tabernacle. However, they must not come near the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.

  • Josh 13:14
    71%

    14However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the sacrificial offerings made to the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.

  • Num 10:21
    71%

    21And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

  • Num 8:26
    71%

    26They may assist their colleagues in the tent of meeting, to attend to needs, but they must do no work. This is the way you must establish the Levites regarding their duties.”

  • 1 Chr 15:2
    71%

    2Then David said,“Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.”

  • Josh 21:10
    71%

    10They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.

  • Num 4:24
    71%

    24This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.

  • 1 Chr 6:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Levi’s Descendants(5:27) The sons of Levi:Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    2The sons of Kohath:Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Num 18:1
    71%

    1Responsibilities of the Priests The LORD said to Aaron,“You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

  • 1 Chr 23:26
    71%

    26So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”

  • Exod 29:27
    70%

    27You are to sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution, which were waved and lifted up as a contribution from the ram of consecration, from what belongs to Aaron and to his sons.

  • Gen 46:11
    70%

    11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 9:32
    70%

    32Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.

  • Num 8:11
    70%

    11and Aaron is to offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, that they may do the work of the LORD.