1. The Lord told Moses and Aaron:
2-3. Find out how many men between the ages of thirty and fifty are in the four Levite clans of Kohath. Count only those who are able to work at the sacred tent.
4. The Kohathites will be responsible for carrying the sacred objects used in worship at the sacred tent.
5. When the Israelites are ready to move their camp, Aaron and his sons will enter the tent and take down the curtain that separates the sacred chest from the rest of the tent. They will cover the chest with this curtain,
6. and then with a piece of fine leather, and cover it all with a solid blue cloth. After this they will put the carrying poles in place.
7. Next, Aaron and his sons will use another blue cloth to cover the table for the sacred bread. On the cloth they will place the dishes, the bowls for incense, the cups, the jugs for wine, as well as the bread itself.
8. They are to cover all of this with a bright red cloth, and then with a piece of fine leather, before putting the carrying poles in place.