⁶ Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,^(A) “Do not let your hair become unkempt^[a](B) and do not tear your clothes,^(C) or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community.^(D) But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn^(E) for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.

¹⁶ “Eleazar^(A) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,^(B) the fragrant incense,^(C) the regular grain offering^(D) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”

²⁸ This is the service of the Gershonite clans^(A) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar^(B) son of Aaron, the priest.

³³ This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar^(A) son of Aaron, the priest.”