18. “Don’t let the Kohathites be destroyed from the Levites.
19. Do this for the Kohathites. Then they may go near the Most Holy Place and not die. Aaron and his sons must go in and show each Kohathite what to do. And they must show each man what to carry.
20. The Kohathites must not enter and look at the holy things, even for a second. If they do, they will die.”
21. The Lord said to Moses,
22. “Count the Gershonites by families and family groups.
23. Count the men from 30 to 50 years old. Everyone has a job to do in the Meeting Tent.
24. “This is what the Gershonite family groups must do and what they must carry.
25. They must carry the pieces of cloth of the Holy Tent and Meeting Tent. They must also carry its covering and the covering made from fine leather. And they must carry the curtains for the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
26. They must carry the curtains of the courtyard that goes around the Holy Tent and the altar. They must carry the curtain for the entry to the courtyard and the ropes and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things.