## Some of them ##

"Some of the guards"

## they counted the articles when they were brought in and when they were taken out ##

AT: "they counted the articles that people took out to use, and they counted the articles when people brought them back"

## were assigned to take care of ##

AT: "took care of" or "cared for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## utensil ##

This is a simple tool used for doing kitchen tasks or eating.