19. Do this for the Kohathites so that 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 what to carry.
20. The Kohathites must not enter and look at the holy things, even for a second, or they will die.”
21. The Lord said to Moses,
22. “Count the Gershonites by families and family groups.
23. Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who have 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 curtains of the Holy Tent, the Meeting Tent, its covering, and its outer covering made from fine leather. They must also carry the curtains for the entrance to the Meeting Tent,
26. the curtains of the courtyard that go around the Holy Tent and the altar, the curtain for the entry to the courtyard, the ropes, and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things.