04:004:015 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.
04:004:016 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
04:004:017 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying,
04:004:018 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
04:004:019 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
04:004:020 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
04:004:021 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
04:004:022 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
04:004:023 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
04:004:024 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: