² “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they ^(A)separate^[a] themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they ^(B)do not profane My holy name by what they ^(C)dedicate to Me: I am the Lord.

³ Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, ^(A)while he has ^[a]uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.

^4 (A)“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to ^(B)the most holy things:

¹⁵ And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then ^(A)the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; ^(B)but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die.

“^(C)These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

¹⁹ but do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach ^(A)the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and ^[a]appoint each of them to his service and his task.