ΑΡΙΘΜΟΙ, κεφαλίς 4

¹καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυση̃ν καὶ Ααρων λέγων

²λαβὲ τὸ κεφάλαιον τω̃ν υἱω̃ν Κααθ ἐκ μέσου υἱω̃ν Λευι κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν

³ἀπὸ εἴκοσι καὶ πέντε ἐτω̃ν καὶ ἐπάνω καὶ ἕως πεντήκοντα ἐτω̃ν πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν ποιη̃σαι πάντα τὰ ἔργα ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

⁴καὶ ταυ̃τα τὰ ἔργα τω̃ν υἱω̃ν Κααθ ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου ἅγιον τω̃ν ἁγίων

⁵καὶ εἰσελεύσεται Ααρων καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτου̃ ὅταν ἐξαίρη̨ ἡ παρεμβολή καὶ καθελου̃σιν τὸ καταπέτασμα τὸ συσκιάζον καὶ κατακαλύψουσιν ἐν αὐτω̨̃ τὴν κιβωτὸν του̃ μαρτυρίου

⁶καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπ' αὐτὸ κατακάλυμμα δέρμα ὑακίνθινον καὶ ἐπιβαλου̃σιν ἐπ' αὐτὴν ἱμάτιον ὅλον ὑακίνθινον ἄνωθεν καὶ διεμβαλου̃σιν τοὺς ἀναφορει̃ς

⁷καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν τράπεζαν τὴν προκειμένην ἐπιβαλου̃σιν ἐπ' αὐτὴν ἱμάτιον ὁλοπόρφυρον καὶ τὰ τρυβλία καὶ τὰς θυίσκας καὶ τοὺς κυάθους καὶ τὰ σπονδει̃α ἐν οἱ̃ς σπένδει καὶ οἱ ἄρτοι οἱ διὰ παντὸς ἐπ' αὐτη̃ς ἔσονται

⁸καὶ ἐπιβαλου̃σιν ἐπ' αὐτὴν ἱμάτιον κόκκινον καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὴν καλύμματι δερματίνω̨ ὑακινθίνω̨ καὶ διεμβαλου̃σιν δι' αὐτη̃ς τοὺς ἀναφορει̃ς

⁹καὶ λήμψονται ἱμάτιον ὑακίνθινον καὶ καλύψουσιν τὴν λυχνίαν τὴν φωτίζουσαν καὶ τοὺς λύχνους αὐτη̃ς καὶ τὰς λαβίδας αὐτη̃ς καὶ τὰς ἐπαρυστρίδας αὐτη̃ς καὶ πάντα τὰ ἀγγει̃α του̃ ἐλαίου οἱ̃ς λειτουργου̃σιν ἐν αὐτοι̃ς

¹⁰καὶ ἐμβαλου̃σιν αὐτὴν καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτη̃ς εἰς κάλυμμα δερμάτινον ὑακίνθινον καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν αὐτὴν ἐπ' ἀναφορέων

¹¹καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ χρυσου̃ν ἐπικαλύψουσιν ἱμάτιον ὑακίνθινον καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὸ καλύμματι δερματίνω̨ ὑακινθίνω̨ καὶ διεμβαλου̃σιν τοὺς ἀναφορει̃ς αὐτου̃

¹²καὶ λήμψονται πάντα τὰ σκεύη τὰ λειτουργικά ὅσα λειτουργου̃σιν ἐν αὐτοι̃ς ἐν τοι̃ς ἁγίοις καὶ ἐμβαλου̃σιν εἰς ἱμάτιον ὑακίνθινον καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὰ καλύμματι δερματίνω̨ ὑακινθίνω̨ καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπὶ ἀναφορει̃ς

¹³καὶ τὸν καλυπτη̃ρα ἐπιθήσει ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ ἐπικαλύψουσιν ἐπ' αὐτὸ ἱμάτιον ὁλοπόρφυρον

¹⁴καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπ' αὐτὸ πάντα τὰ σκεύη ὅσοις λειτουργου̃σιν ἐπ' αὐτὸ ἐν αὐτοι̃ς καὶ τὰ πυρει̃α καὶ τὰς κρεάγρας καὶ τὰς φιάλας καὶ τὸν καλυπτη̃ρα καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη του̃ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ ἐπιβαλου̃σιν ἐπ' αὐτὸ κάλυμμα δερμάτινον ὑακίνθινον καὶ διεμβαλου̃σιν τοὺς ἀναφορει̃ς αὐτου̃ καὶ λήμψονται ἱμάτιον πορφυρου̃ν καὶ συγκαλύψουσιν τὸν λουτη̃ρα καὶ τὴν βάσιν αὐτου̃ καὶ ἐμβαλου̃σιν αὐτὰ εἰς κάλυμμα δερμάτινον ὑακίνθινον καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπὶ ἀναφορει̃ς

¹⁵καὶ συντελέσουσιν Ααρων καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτου̃ καλύπτοντες τὰ ἅγια καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τὰ ἅγια ἐν τω̨̃ ἐξαίρειν τὴν παρεμβολήν καὶ μετὰ ταυ̃τα εἰσελεύσονται υἱοὶ Κααθ αἴρειν καὶ οὐχ ἅψονται τω̃ν ἁγίων ἵνα μὴ ἀποθάνωσιν ταυ̃τα ἀρου̃σιν οἱ υἱοὶ Κααθ ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

¹⁶ἐπίσκοπος Ελεαζαρ υἱὸς Ααρων του̃ ἱερέως τὸ ἔλαιον του̃ φωτὸς καὶ τὸ θυμίαμα τη̃ς συνθέσεως καὶ ἡ θυσία ἡ καθ' ἡμέραν καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον τη̃ς χρίσεως ἡ ἐπισκοπὴ ὅλης τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς καὶ ὅσα ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτη̨̃ ἐν τω̨̃ ἁγίω̨ ἐν πα̃σι τοι̃ς ἔργοις

¹⁷καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυση̃ν καὶ Ααρων λέγων

¹⁸μὴ ὀλεθρεύσητε τη̃ς φυλη̃ς τὸν δη̃μον τὸν Κααθ ἐκ μέσου τω̃ν Λευιτω̃ν

¹⁹του̃το ποιήσατε αὐτοι̃ς καὶ ζήσονται καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωσιν προσπορευομένων αὐτω̃ν πρὸς τὰ ἅγια τω̃ν ἁγίων Ααρων καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτου̃ προσπορευέσθωσαν καὶ καταστήσουσιν αὐτοὺς ἕκαστον κατὰ τὴν ἀναφορὰν αὐτου̃

²⁰καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθωσιν ἰδει̃ν ἐξάπινα τὰ ἅγια καὶ ἀποθανου̃νται

²¹καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυση̃ν λέγων

²²λαβὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν τω̃ν υἱω̃ν Γεδσων καὶ τούτους κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν

²³ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς ἐπίσκεψαι αὐτούς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν καὶ ποιει̃ν τὰ ἔργα αὐτου̃ ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

²⁴αὕτη ἡ λειτουργία του̃ δήμου του̃ Γεδσων λειτουργει̃ν καὶ αἴρειν

²⁵καὶ ἀρει̃ τὰς δέρρεις τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν του̃ μαρτυρίου καὶ τὸ κάλυμμα αὐτη̃ς καὶ τὸ κάλυμμα τὸ ὑακίνθινον τὸ ὂν ἐπ' αὐτη̃ς ἄνωθεν καὶ τὸ κάλυμμα τη̃ς θύρας τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς του̃ μαρτυρίου

²⁶καὶ τὰ ἱστία τη̃ς αὐλη̃ς ὅσα ἐπὶ τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς του̃ μαρτυρίου καὶ τὰ περισσὰ καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τὰ λειτουργικά ὅσα λειτουργου̃σιν ἐν αὐτοι̃ς ποιήσουσιν

²⁷κατὰ στόμα Ααρων καὶ τω̃ν υἱω̃ν αὐτου̃ ἔσται ἡ λειτουργία τω̃ν υἱω̃ν Γεδσων κατὰ πάσας τὰς λειτουργίας αὐτω̃ν καὶ κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἀρτὰ δι' αὐτω̃ν καὶ ἐπισκέψη̨ αὐτοὺς ἐξ ὀνομάτων πάντα τὰ ἀρτὰ ὑπ' αὐτω̃ν

²⁸αὕτη ἡ λειτουργία τω̃ν υἱω̃ν Γεδσων ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου καὶ ἡ φυλακὴ αὐτω̃ν ἐν χειρὶ Ιθαμαρ του̃ υἱου̃ Ααρων του̃ ἱερέως

²⁹υἱοὶ Μεραρι κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν ἐπισκέψασθε αὐτούς

³⁰ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς ἐπισκέψασθε αὐτούς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν τὰ ἔργα τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς του̃ μαρτυρίου

³¹καὶ ταυ̃τα τὰ φυλάγματα τω̃ν αἰρομένων ὑπ' αὐτω̃ν κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτω̃ν ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου τὰς κεφαλίδας τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς καὶ τοὺς μοχλοὺς καὶ τοὺς στύλους αὐτη̃ς καὶ τὰς βάσεις αὐτη̃ς καὶ τὸ κατακάλυμμα καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτω̃ν καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτω̃ν καὶ τὸ κατακάλυμμα τη̃ς θύρας τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς

³²καὶ τοὺς στύλους τη̃ς αὐλη̃ς κύκλω̨ καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτω̃ν καὶ τοὺς στύλους του̃ καταπετάσματος τη̃ς πύλης τη̃ς αὐλη̃ς καὶ τὰς βάσεις αὐτω̃ν καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους αὐτω̃ν καὶ τοὺς κάλους αὐτω̃ν καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτω̃ν καὶ πάντα τὰ λειτουργήματα αὐτω̃ν ἐξ ὀνομάτων ἐπισκέψασθε αὐτοὺς καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τη̃ς φυλακη̃ς τω̃ν αἰρομένων ὑπ' αὐτω̃ν

³³αὕτη ἡ λειτουργία δήμου υἱω̃ν Μεραρι ἐν πα̃σιν τοι̃ς ἔργοις αὐτω̃ν ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου ἐν χειρὶ Ιθαμαρ υἱου̃ Ααρων του̃ ἱερέως

³⁴καὶ ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυση̃ς καὶ Ααρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες Ισραηλ τοὺς υἱοὺς Κααθ κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν

³⁵ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν καὶ ποιει̃ν ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

³⁶καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ ἐπίσκεψις αὐτω̃ν κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν δισχίλιοι διακόσιοι πεντήκοντα

³⁷αὕτη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις δήμου Κααθ πα̃ς ὁ λειτουργω̃ν ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου καθὰ ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυση̃ς καὶ Ααρων διὰ φωνη̃ς κυρίου ἐν χειρὶ Μωυση̃

³⁸καὶ ἐπεσκέπησαν υἱοὶ Γεδσων κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν

³⁹ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν καὶ ποιει̃ν τὰ ἔργα ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

⁴⁰καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ ἐπίσκεψις αὐτω̃ν κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν δισχίλιοι ἑξακόσιοι τριάκοντα

⁴¹αὕτη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις δήμου υἱω̃ν Γεδσων πα̃ς ὁ λειτουργω̃ν ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου οὓς ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυση̃ς καὶ Ααρων διὰ φωνη̃ς κυρίου ἐν χειρὶ Μωυση̃

⁴²ἐπεσκέπησαν δὲ καὶ δη̃μος υἱω̃ν Μεραρι κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν

⁴³ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος λειτουργει̃ν πρὸς τὰ ἔργα τη̃ς σκηνη̃ς του̃ μαρτυρίου

⁴⁴καὶ ἐγενήθη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις αὐτω̃ν κατὰ δήμους αὐτω̃ν κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν τρισχίλιοι καὶ διακόσιοι

⁴⁵αὕτη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις δήμου υἱω̃ν Μεραρι οὓς ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυση̃ς καὶ Ααρων διὰ φωνη̃ς κυρίου ἐν χειρὶ Μωυση̃

⁴⁶πάντες οἱ ἐπεσκεμμένοι οὓς ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυση̃ς καὶ Ααρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες Ισραηλ τοὺς Λευίτας κατὰ δήμους κατ' οἴκους πατριω̃ν αὐτω̃ν

⁴⁷ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετου̃ς καὶ ἐπάνω ἕως πεντηκονταετου̃ς πα̃ς ὁ εἰσπορευόμενος πρὸς τὸ ἔργον τω̃ν ἔργων καὶ τὰ ἔργα τὰ αἰρόμενα ἐν τη̨̃ σκηνη̨̃ του̃ μαρτυρίου

⁴⁸καὶ ἐγενήθησαν οἱ ἐπισκεπέντες ὀκτακισχίλιοι πεντακόσιοι ὀγδοήκοντα

⁴⁹διὰ φωνη̃ς κυρίου ἐπεσκέψατο αὐτοὺς ἐν χειρὶ Μωυση̃ ἄνδρα κατ' ἄνδρα ἐπὶ τω̃ν ἔργων αὐτω̃ν καὶ ἐπὶ ὡ̃ν αἴρουσιν αὐτοί καὶ ἐπεσκέπησαν ὃν τρόπον συνέταξεν κύριος τω̨̃ Μωυση̨̃

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4 A command to number the Levites from thirty to fifty years old, Числ 4:1-3.
The charge of the Kohathites, Числ 4:4-20.
Of the Gershonites, Числ 4:21-28.
Of the Merarites, Числ 4:29-33.
The number of each, Числ 4:34-45.
Of all in general, Числ 4:46-49.

4:3 From thirty - This age was prescribed, as the age of full strength of body, and therefore most proper for their laborious work of carrying the parts and vessels of the tabernacle, and of maturity of judgment, which is necessary for the right management of holy services. Whence even John and Christ entered not upon their ministry till that age. Indeed their first entrance upon their work was at their 25th year, when they began as learners, and acted under the inspection and direction of their brethren; but in their 30th year they were compleatly admitted to a full discharge of their whole office. But David, being a prophet, and particularly directed by God in the affairs of the temple, made a change in this matter, because the magnificence of the temple, and the great multitude of sacred utensils and sacrifices, required a greater number of attendants than formerly was necessary. Until fifty - When they were exempted from the toilsome work of carrying burdens, but not discharged from the honourable and easy work done within the tabernacle, Числ 8:26.All that enter - That is, that do and may enter, having no defect, nor other impediment.

4:5 They shall take down - For upon this necessary occasion the inferior priests are allowed to come into the holy of holies, which otherwise was peculiar to the high - priest. The covering veil - The second veil, wherewith the ark was covered while the tabernacle stood, Исх 40:3.Cover the ark - Because the Levites, who were to carry the ark, might neither see, nor immediately touch it.

4:6 Badgers - skins - Whereby the ark was secured from the injuries of the weather.

4:7 The dishes - Upon which the shew - bread was put. Continual bread - So called because it was continually to be there, even in the wilderness; where though they had only manna for themselves, yet they reserved corn for the weekly making of these loaves, which they might with no great difficulty procure from some of the people bordering upon the wilderness.

4:11 The golden altar - All covered with plates of gold.

4:12 The instruments of ministry - The sacred garments used by the priests in their holy ministrations. Cover them - All these coverings were designed,

For safety, that these holy things might not be filled by rain, ortarnished by the sun.
For decency, most of them had a cloth of blue, or purple, or scarlet overthem; the ark, a cloth wholly of blue, perhaps an emblem of the azure skies, which are spread between us and the Majesty on high;
For concealment. It was a fit sign of the darkness of that dispensation.The holy things were then covered. But Christ hath now destroyed the face of the covering.

4:13 The altar - Hence we may conclude, that they did offer sacrifices at other times, though not so constantly and diligently, as they did in Canaan. Moreover the taking away of the ashes only doth sufficiently imply that the fire was preserved, which as it came down from heaven, Лев 9:24. So it was by God's command to be continually fed, and keptburning, and therefore doubtless was put into some vessel, which might be either fastened to the altar and put within this covering, or carried by some person appointed thereunto.

4:15 Bear it - Upon their shoulders. Afterward the priests themselves, being multiplied, carried these things, though the Levites also were not excluded. They shall not touch - Before they are covered.

4:16 Eleazar - He himself is to carry these things, and not to commit them to the sons of Kohath. The oversight - The care that all the things above mentioned be carried by the persons and in the manner expressed.

4:18 Cut not off - Do not by your neglect provoke God to cut them off for touching the holy things.

4:19 To his service - To that which is peculiarly allotted to him, the services, and burdens being equally distributed among them.

4:25 The curtains - The curtains or covering of goats - hair. The tabernacle - The ten curtains which covered the boards of the tabernacle; for the boards themselves were carried by the Merarites. His covering - The covering of rams - skins which was put next over those ten curtains.

4:26 Which is round about - Which court compassed both the tabernacle and the altar.

4:28 Under the hand - Under his conduct and direction.

4:31 The sockets - Which were as the feet upon which the pillars stood.

4:32 Ye shall reckon - Every part and parcel shall be put in an inventory; which is required here rather than in the fore - going particulars; because these were much more numerous than the former; because being meaner things, they might otherwise have been neglected; and also to teach us, that God esteems nothing small in his service, and that he expects his will should be observed in the minutest circumstances. The death of the saints is represented us the taking down of the tabernacle. The immortal soul, like the most holy things, is first covered and taken away, carried by angels unseen, and care is taken also of the body, the skin and flesh, which are as the curtains, the bones and sinews, which are as the bars and pillars. None of these shall be lost. Commandment is given concerning the bones, a covenant made with the dust. They are in safe custody, and shall be produced in the great day, when this tabernacle shall be set up again, and these vile bodies made like the glorious body of Jesus Christ.

4:44 Three thousand - Here appears the wisdom of Divine Providence, that whereas in the Kohathites and Gershonites, whose burdens were fewer and easier, there were but about a third part of them fit for service; the Merarites, whose burdens were more and heavier, had above half of them fit for this work.


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