English: “Take a census of the sons of Kehas” — \ldots the burden of the holy.
On the midrash / in context: Kehas is counted separately for service age because their charge is the most sacred objects; the census begins the detailed assignment of the three Levitical clans.
Type of Learning
Custom
What Is Learned
Chazal introduce the Kehasite service census as the count of those who will bear the holiest burden.