Numbers 4:2

4:2 “Take a census ¹  of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,

Numbers 7:9

7:9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried ²  on their shoulders, was their responsibility. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “lift up the head.” The form נָשֹׂא (naso’) is the Qal infinitive absolute functioning here as a pure verb form. This serves to emphasize the basic verbal root idea (see GKC 346 §113.bb).

² tn The verb is the imperfect tense, but it describes their customary activity – they had to carry, they used to carry.

³ tn Heb “upon them,” meaning “their duty.”