Numbers 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And 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.

After that

These things

Numbers 3:30

General references

Exodus 37:5

Numbers 3:8

Numbers 4:4

Bible References

After that

but, unto the sons of Kohath, gave he none, - because as to the laborious work of the sanctuary which pertained unto them, upon their shoulders, were they to carry it.

Then set forward the Kohathites, bearing the sanctuary, - and so the habitation was reared by the time they came in.

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, - and unto all the elders of Israel.

Now, the priests who were bearing the ark, continued standing in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished which Yahweh commanded Joshua, to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, - the people therefore hasted, and passed over.

And so it was that, when they who bare the ark of Yahweh had stepped forward six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a heifer.

Then, said David, None must carry the ark of God, save the Levites, - for, of them, did Yahweh make choice, to bear the ark of Yahweh, and to attend it, unto times age-abiding.

These things

And the prince of the ancestral house of the families of the Kohathites, was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.

General references

and he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, for lifting the ark.

so shall they have charge of all the furniture of the tent of meeting, even the charge of the sons of Israel, - to do the laborious work of the habitation.

This, shall be the labour of the sons of Kohath, in the tent of meeting, - the most holy things,