Numbers chapter 1-4 Star Chart: Clockwise from when "(Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron numbered" (1:44), "all those that were numbered of the (Cepheus and Perseus) children of Israel, by the (red radius) house of their (Gemini) fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty" (1:45-46) is 603,550 men. If each degree represents a man, then there were 1676 laps plus 190° from Ophiuchus which end up in Orion and Auriga. Thus 6 male constellations represent 603,550 Israelite males (Cepheus, Perseus, Castor, Pollux, Orion and Auriga).

Astronomical Census Polls & Zodiac Tribal Emblems

1:1 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt (1445 B.C.), saying,

2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the (Gemini) children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their (Gemini) fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and (Hercules) Aaron shall number them by their armies.

4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the (red radius) house of his (Gemini) fathers.

5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These were the renowned of the congregation, (Cepheus and Perseus) princes of the tribes of their (Gemini) fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

17 And (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron took these (Cepheus and Perseus) men which are expressed by their names:

18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their (Gemini) families, by the (red radius) house of their (Gemini) fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

19 As the (Shekinah) Lord commanded (Ophiuchus) Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 And the (Gemini) children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

22 Of the (Gemini) children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

24 Of the (Gemini) children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 Of the (Gemini) children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

28 Of the (Gemini) children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

30 Of the (Gemini) children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

32 Of the (Gemini) children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

34 Of the (Gemini) children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

36 Of the (Gemini) children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

38 Of the (Gemini) children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

39 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

40 Of the (Gemini) children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

42 Of the (Gemini) children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

44 These are those that were numbered, which (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron numbered, and the (Cepheus and Perseus) princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his (Gemini) fathers.

45 So were all those that were numbered of the (Gemini) children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

47 But the Levites after the tribe of their (Gemini) fathers were not numbered among them.

48 For the (Shekinah) Lord had spoken unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, saying,

49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the (Gemini) children of Israel:

50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the (red radius) tabernacle of testimony, and over all the (lunar and solar) vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the (red radius) tabernacle, and all the (lunar and solar) vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be (Perseus) (red radius) put to death.

52 And the (Gemini) children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the (red radius) tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the (Gemini) children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the (red radius) tabernacle of testimony.

54 And the (Gemini) children of Israel did according to all that the (Shekinah) Lord commanded (Ophiuchus) Moses, so did they.


The Census Figures and Astronomy

In Genesis 5:23, we read that Enoch lived to be 365 years old. Since "a day is a year" (Num. 14:34; Ez. 4:6), we have 365 days (in a year). Jared lived to be 962 years old (Gen. 5:20). That is equal to the 584-day Venus synodic period + the 378-day Saturn's synodic period. Lamech's 777 years (Gen. 5:31) = Jupiter's 399 + Saturn's 378 synodic periods. In Exodus 38:24 we were given the cost of the Tabernacle -- "twenty nine talents" of gold -- the value of a lunar month -- 29 days -- and twice the value of the solar year -- "730 shekels" (365 x 2). By a happy "coincidence", the number 29 is also a quarter of the period of Mercury which is 116 days; while 73 is 1/5 of the synodical period of Earth (365) and 1/8 the synodical period of Venus (584).

But in Numbers 1 & 2, we come to Israel's census figures. Are there any other "coincidences" to be found? Benjamin's 35,400 happens to be the weak lunar year of 354 days. Issachar's 54,400 + Manasseh's 32,200 + Naphtali's 53,400 = 1400 = (2 x 584 Venus synodic period) + (2 x 116 Mercury synodic period). Zebulun's 57,400 + Simeon's 59,300 = 1167 which is 399 (Jupiter synodic period) + 378 (Saturn synodic period) + 390 (1/2 Mars synodic period). Issachar's 54,400 + Ephraim's 40,500 = 94,900. Naphtali's 53,400 + Asher's 41,500 = 94,900. Manasseh's 32,200 + Dan's 62,700 = 94,900. What's so special about 949? It happens to be Earth's synodical period (365) + Venus synodical period (584). Or it could also be equated to two Mercury synodic periods (2 x 116) + a Venus period (584) + 133 (1/3 Jupiter's period). Asher's 41,500 + Judah's 74,600 = 116,100 (Mercury). Naphtali's 53,400 + Dan's 62,700 = 116,100 (Mercury).

When we come to the census figures in Numbers 26, what do we find? Ephraim's 32,500 or 325 is 5/12 (5 x 65 = 325) the synodic period of Mars (12 x 65 = 780). Simeon's 22,200 + Asher's 53,400 is 756 -- twice Saturn's synodical period of 378. Also Issachar's 64,300 - Manasseh's 52,700 = 11600 which is the synodical period of Mercury (116). Notice also Ephraim's 32,500 + Gad's 40,500 = 73,000. This is twice the value of earth's solar year -- 730 (365 x 2). "You are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude" (Deut. 1:10; 1 Chr. 27:23; Jer. 33:22). Finally, Naphtali's 45,400 + Benjamin's 45,600 + Dan's 64,400 + Ephraim's 32,500 = 187,900. This sum happens to also be the sum of Mercury's synodical period (116) + Venus' synodical period (584) + Mars' synodical period (780) + Jupiter's synodical period (399). Furthermore, Kenan's age: 910 (Gen. 5:14) + Methuselah's age: 969 (Gen. 5:27) add up to 1879. Zebulun's 60,500 + Ephraim's 32,500 = Adam's 930 years (Gen. 5:5). Dan's 64,400 + Ephraim's 32,500 = Methuselah's 969 (Gen. 5:27).

2:1 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses and unto (Hercules) Aaron, saying,

2 Every man of the (Gemini) children of Israel shall pitch by his own (constellation) standard, with the ensign of their father's (red radius) house: far off about the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

3 And on the east side toward the (sun on red radius horizon) rising of the sun shall they of the (Leo) standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Judah.

Judah -- Leo -- "a lion's whelp" (Gen. 49:9)

4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5 And those that do (red radius) pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Issachar.

Issachar -- Aries -- "a strong ass crouching down between two burdens" (two Pisces fish)

6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Zebulun.

Zebulon -- Cancer & Argo -- "a haven of ships" (Gen. 49:13)

8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

10 On the south side shall be the (Aquarius) standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Reuben -- Aquarius -- "unstable as water" (Gen. 49:4)

11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Simeon and Levi -- Pisces -- "brethren"; Andromeda's shackles -- "instruments of cruelty" ; Perseus -- "slew a man"

13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Gad -- Troop -- "a troop shall overcome him" (Gen. 49:19) -- Centaur (a troop) overcomes Victim in Libra

15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16 All that were numbered in the (red radius) camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

17 Then the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

18 On the west side shall be the (Taurus) standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Ephraim -- Hephers -- Taurus -- "his horns are like the horns of a wild ox" (Deut. 33:17)

19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Manasseh -- Sagittarius -- "his bow abode in strength" (Gen. 49:24)

21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the (Perseus) captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Benjamin -- Gemini -- son of my sorrow & son of my joy; Canis Major -- "consume as a wolf" (Gen. 49:27)

23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

25 The (Scorpio) standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the (Perseus) captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Dan -- Serpens -- "a serpent by the way" (Gen. 49:17); Scorpio (grasshopper) -- "leap from shame" (Deut. 33:22)

26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the (Perseus) captain of the (Gemini) children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

Asher -- Virgo & Coma -- "blessed with children" (Deut. 33:24)

28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the (Perseus) captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Naphtali -- Capricornus (Goat Horn) -- "a hind let loose" (Gen. 49:21); a Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) -- "full with the blessing of the Lord" (Deut. 33:23) The goat's broken horn was transformed into the cornucopia or horn of plenty (Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion (3rd ed.) p. 91, by Delahunty).

30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

32 These are those which were numbered of the (Gemini) children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the (Gemini) children of Israel; as the (Shekinah) Lord commanded (Ophiuchus) Moses.

34 And the (Gemini) children of Israel did according to all that the (Shekinah) Lord commanded (Ophiuchus) Moses: so they pitched by their (red radius) standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their (Gemini) fathers.

3:1 These also are the generations of (Hercules) Aaron and (Ophiuchus) Moses in the day that the (Shekinah) Lord (red radius) spake with (Ophiuchus) Moses in (red radius) mount Sinai.

2 And these are the names of the (Gemini, Perseus & Cepheus) sons of (Hercules) Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

4 And (Castor) Nadab and (Pollux) Abihu died before the (Shekinah) Lord, when they offered (red radius) strange fire before the (Shekinah) Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no (Gemini) children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the (lunar eyeballs) sight of (Hercules) Aaron their father.

5 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, saying,

6 Bring the (Gemini & Milky Way) tribe of Levi near, and present them before (Hercules) Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the (red radius) tabernacle.

8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the (Gemini) children of Israel, to do the service of the (red radius) tabernacle.

9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto (Hercules) Aaron and to his (Gemini) sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the (Gemini) children of Israel.

10 And thou shalt appoint (Hercules) Aaron and his (Gemini) sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the (Perseus) stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

11 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, saying,

12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the (Gemini) children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the (Gemini) children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.

14 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, (red radius) saying,

15 Number the (Gemini) children of Levi after the house of their (Gemini) fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

16 And (Ophiuchus) Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was (red radius) commanded.

17 And these were the sons of (Hercules) Levi by their names; (Castor) Gershon, and (Pollux) Kohath, and (Perseus) Merari.

18 And these are the names of the sons of (Hercules) Gershon by their families; (Castor) Libni, and (Pollux) Shimei.

19 And the sons of (Hercules) Kohath by their families; (Perseus) Amram, and (Cepheus) Izehar, (Castor) Hebron, and (Pollux) Uzziel.

20 And the sons of (Hercules) Merari by their families; (Castor) Mahli, and (Pollux) Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the (red radius) house of their (Gemini) fathers.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

24 And the chief of the (red radius) house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 And the charge of the (Gemini) sons of Gershon in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the (red radius) tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

29 The families of the (Gemini) sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the (red radius) tabernacle southward.

30 And the chief of the (red radius) house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

31 And their charge shall be the (red radius) ark, and the (red radius) table, and the (red radius) candlestick, and the (red radius) altars, and the (solar and lunar) vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

35 And the chief of the (red radius) house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the (red radius) (solar) boards of the tabernacle, and the (red radius) bars thereof, and the (red radius) pillars thereof, and the (lunar silver) (solar brass) sockets thereof, and all the (solar and lunar) vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

37 And the (red radius) pillars of the court round about, and their (lunar silver) sockets, and their (red radius) pins, and their (red radius) cords.

38 But those that encamp before the (red radius) tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be (Ophiuchus) Moses, and (Hercules) Aaron and his (Gemini) sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the (Gemini) children of Israel; and the (Perseus) stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

39 All that were numbered of the (Gemini) Levites, which (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron numbered at the (red radius) commandment of the (Shekinah) Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

40 And the (Shekinah) Lord said unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the (Gemini) children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the (Gemini) children of Israel; and the (Taurus) cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the (Taurus) cattle of the (Gemini) children of Israel.

42 And (Ophiuchus) Moses numbered, as the (Shekinah) Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the (Gemini) children of Israel.

43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

44 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, saying,

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the (Gemini) children of Israel, and the (Taurus) cattle of the Levites instead of their (Taurus) cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the (Shekinah) Lord.

46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the (Gemini) children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

47 Thou shalt even take five (lunar silver) shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto (Hercules) Aaron and to his (Gemini) sons.

49 And (Ophiuchus) Moses took the (lunar silver) redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

50 Of the firstborn of the (Gemini) children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five (lunar silver) shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

51 And (Ophiuchus) Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto (Hercules) Aaron and to his (Gemini) sons, according to the (red radius) word of the (Shekinah) Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

4:1 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses and unto (Hercules) Aaron, saying,

2 Take the sum of the (Gemini) sons of Kohath from among the (Gemini) sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their (Ophiuchus & Hercules) fathers,

3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 8:24 says "twenty five" but here says "thirty" (Num. 4:3). Septuagint says "twenty-five" in both places.

4 This shall be the service of the (Gemini) sons of Kohath in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

5 And when the camp setteth forward, (Hercules) Aaron shall come, and his (Gemini) sons, and they shall take down the (red radius) covering vail, and cover the (solar golden) ark of testimony with it:

6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of (lunar blue) blue, and shall put in the (red radius) staves thereof.

7 And upon the (solar golden) table of shewbread they shall spread a (lunar blue) cloth of blue, and put thereon the (lunar and solar) dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual (solar golden) bread shall be thereon:

8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of (red radius) scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and shall put in the (red radius) staves thereof.

9 And they shall take a (lunar) cloth of blue, and cover the (red radius) candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his (red radius) tongs, and his (solar) snuffdishes, and all the (solar) oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and shall put it upon a (red radius) bar.

11 And upon the (solar) golden altar they shall spread a (lunar) cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and shall put to the (red radius) staves thereof:

12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a (lunar) cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and shall put them on a (red radius) bar:

13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a (lunar) purple cloth thereon:

14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the (solar) censers, the (red radius) fleshhooks, and the (red radius) shovels, and the (solar) basons, all the (solar) vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible), and put to the (red radius) staves of it.

15 And when (Hercules) Aaron and his (Gemini) sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the (solar and lunar) vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the (Gemini) 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 (Gemini) sons of Kohath in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation.

16 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the (solar golden) oil for the light, and the sweet (red radius stick) incense, and the daily meat (meal) offering, and the (solar golden) anointing oil, and the oversight of all the (red radius) tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the (solar) vessels thereof.

17 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses and unto (Hercules) Aaron saying,

18 (Perseus) (red radius) Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: (Hercules) Aaron and his (Gemini) sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

20 But they shall not go in to (lunar eyeballs) see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

21 And the (Shekinah) Lord spake unto (Ophiuchus) Moses, saying,

22 Take also the sum of the (Gemini) sons of Gershon, throughout the (red radius) houses of their fathers, by their families;

23 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 (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation.

24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

25 And they shall bear the (red radius) curtains of the tabernacle, and the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins (violet skins -- Douay-Rheims Bible) that is above upon it, and the hanging for the (red radius) door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 And the (Milky Way) hangings of the court, and the (red radius) hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the (red radius) tabernacle and by the (solar) altar round about, and their (red radius) cords, and all the (red radius) instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

27 At the appointment of (Hercules) Aaron and his (Gemini) sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

28 This is the service of the families of the (Gemini) sons of Gershon in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of (Hercules) Aaron the priest.

29 As for the (Gemini) sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation.

31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation; the (solar) boards of the tabernacle, and the (red radius) bars thereof, and the (red radius) pillars thereof, and (solar or lunar) sockets thereof,

32 And the (red radius) pillars of the court round about, and their (solar or lunar) sockets, and their (red radius) pins, and their (solar) cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

33 This is the service of the families of the (Gemini) sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the (Gemini) tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of (Hercules) Aaron the priest.

34 And (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the (Gemini) sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation:

36 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, which (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron did number according to the commandment of the (Shekinah) Lord by the hand of (Castor) Moses.

38 And those that were numbered of the (Gemini) sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the (red radius) house of their (Gemini) fathers,

39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation,

40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their (Gemini) fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the (Gemini) sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation, whom (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron did number according to the (red radius) commandment of the (Shekinah) Lord.

42 And those that were numbered of the families of the (Gemini) sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their (Gemini) fathers,

43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the (red radius) tabernacle of the congregation,

44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

45 These be those that were numbered of the families of the (Gemini) sons of Merari, whom (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron numbered according to the word of the (Shekinah) Lord by the (Castor) hand of Moses.

46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom (Ophiuchus) Moses and (Hercules) Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the (red radius) house of their (Gemini) fathers,

47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation.

48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore,

49 According to the (red radius) commandment of the (Shekinah) Lord they were numbered by the (Castor) hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the (Shekinah) Lord commanded (Ophiuchus) Moses.