1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 “Count the Kohathites among the Levites by family groups and families.
3 Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who come to serve in the Meeting Tent.
4 “The Kohathites are responsible for the most holy things in the Meeting Tent.
5 When the Israelites are ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the Holy Tent, take down the curtain, and cover the Ark of the Agreement with it.
6 Over this they must put a covering made from fine leather, then spread the solid blue cloth over that, and put the poles in place.
7 “Then they must spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread that shows a person is in God’s presence. They must put the plates, pans, bowls, and the jars for drink offerings on the table; they must leave the bread that is always there on the table.