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Numbers 1:50-53
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Numbers 1:50-53
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50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle(A) of the covenant law(B)—over all its furnishings(C) and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it. 51 Whenever the tabernacle(D) is to move,(E) the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it.(F) Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.(G) 52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.(H) 53 The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle(I) of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall(J) on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.(K)”
Numbers 1:50-53
King James Version
Numbers 1:50-53
King James Version
50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
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Numbers 2:17
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Numbers 2:17
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17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(A) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
Numbers 2:17
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Numbers 2:17
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17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
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Numbers 3:23-35
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Numbers 3:23-35
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23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(A) 24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(B) and tent, its coverings,(C) the curtain at the entrance(D) to the tent of meeting,(E) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(F), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(G) and the ropes(H)—and everything(I) related to their use.
27 To Kohath(J) belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;(K) these were the Kohathite(L) clans. 28 The number of all the males a month old or more(M) was 8,600.[a] The Kohathites were responsible(N) for the care of the sanctuary.(O) 29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(P) of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan(Q) son of Uzziel. 31 They were responsible for the care of the ark,(R) the table,(S) the lampstand,(T) the altars,(U) the articles(V) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,(W) and everything related to their use.(X) 32 The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar(Y) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible(Z) for the care of the sanctuary.(AA)
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(AB) these were the Merarite clans.(AC) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(AD) who were counted was 6,200. 35 The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.(AE)
Footnotes
- Numbers 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
Numbers 3:23-35
King James Version
Numbers 3:23-35
King James Version
23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
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