2 “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral households,
3 everyone from 30 years of age to 50, all who come to serve doing the work in the Tent of Meeting.
4 “This is the task of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting—the most holy things.
5 Whenever the camp is about to move out, Aaron and his sons are to take down the shielding curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it.
6 Then they are to cover this with porpoise hide, then spread over it a cloth of solid blue. Then they are to put its poles in place.
7 “Then over the table of the Presence they are to spread a solid blue cloth, then lay on it the plates, ladles, bowls, and jars for the drink offering. The bread that is continually there is to remain there.
8 Over them they are to spread a solid scarlet cloth, cover it with a covering of porpoise hide, then install its poles.