Numbers 4

YHWH provides detailed instructions for the Levite clans regarding their specific duties in caring for and transporting the sacred objects and furnishings of the Tabernacle during the Israelites' wilderness journey.[1] The chapter outlines the responsibilities of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites in maintaining the holy sanctuary and its contents.

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And over the table of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue And they shall put upon it [direct object marker] the plates and [et] the dishes and [et] the bowls and [et] the pitchers for the drink offering and bread the continual upon it shall be
and they shall put on it [direct object marker] all its utensils which they serve on it with them [direct object marker] the firepans [direct object marker] the forks and [direct object marker] the shovels and [direct object marker] the basins all utensils of the altar and they shall spread over it a covering of skin durable and they shall put its poles
14 וְ/נָתְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 venatenu and they shall put HC/Vqq3cp עָ֠לָי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it HR/Sp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc כֵּלָ֞י/ו 𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 kelayv its utensils HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤅 yesharetu they serve HVpi3mp עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 on it HR/Sp3ms בָּ/הֶ֗ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem with them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מַּחְתֹּ֤ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕 hamachetot the firepans HTd/Ncfpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מִּזְלָגֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤋𐤂𐤕 hamizelagot the forks HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] HC/To הַ/יָּעִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌 hayaim the shovels HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] HC/To הַ/מִּזְרָקֹ֔ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤕 hamizeraqot the basins HTd/Ncmpa כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all HNcmsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley utensils of HNcmpc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֑חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar HTd/Ncmsa וּ/פָרְשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 ufaresu and they shall spread HC/Vqq3cp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-3 over it HR/Sp3ms כְּס֛וּי 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤉 kesuy a covering HNcmsc ע֥וֹר 𐤏𐤅𐤓 or of skin HNcmsc תַּ֖חַשׁ 𐤕𐤇𐤔 tachash durable HNcmsa וְ/שָׂמ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅 vesamu and they shall put HC/Vqq3cp בַדָּֽי/ו 𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 vadayv its poles HNcmpc/Sp3ms
and-when-they-have-finished Aaron and-his-sons to-cover [direct object marker] the-sanctuary and-[direct object marker] all vessels the-sanctuary in-setting-out the-camp and-after thus they-shall-come sons-of Kohath to-bear and-not they-shall-touch to the-holy-[thing] and-they-die these burden sons-of Kohath in-tent-of meeting
15 וְ/כִלָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤄 vekhilah and-when-they-have-finished HC/Vpq3ms אַֽהֲרֹן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp וּ֠/בָנָי/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and-his-sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לְ/כַסֹּ֨ת 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤕 lekhasot to-cover HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/קֹּ֜דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the-sanctuary HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels HNcmpc הַ/קֹּדֶשׁ֮ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh-2 the-sanctuary HTd/Ncmsa בִּ/נְסֹ֣עַ 𐤁/𐤍𐤎𐤏 binesoa in-setting-out HR/Vqc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the-camp HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and-after HC/R כֵ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 khen thus HD יָבֹ֤אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they-shall-come HVqi3mp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc קְהָת֙ 𐤒𐤄𐤕 qehat Kohath HNp לָ/שֵׂ֔את 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤕 laset to-bear HR/Vqc וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn יִגְּע֥וּ 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤅 yigeu they-shall-touch HVqi3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/קֹּ֖דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh-3 the-holy-[thing] HTd/Ncmsa וָ/מֵ֑תוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅 vametu and-they-die HC/Vqq3cp אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp מַשָּׂ֥א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa burden HNcmsc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc קְהָ֖ת 𐤒𐤄𐤕 qehat-2 Kohath HNp בְּ/אֹ֥הֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋 beohel in-tent-of HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵֽד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed meeting HNcmsa
and the oversight Eleazar son of Aaron the priest oil for the light and incense of the spices and the grain offering continual and oil of anointing oversight all the tabernacle and all that therein in the holy place and its vessels
and the hangings of the court and the screen for the doorway of the gate of the court which around the tabernacle and around the altar all around and their cords and all all utensils of their service and all all that is done for them they shall serve