Num 1:53, 2:17, Jos 3:4 | ESV | STEP | But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony , so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel . And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony .

b ch. 3:7, 8, 38; 8:26; 9:19, 23; 18:3-5; 31:30, 47; 1 Chr. 23:32; [2 Chr. 13:11]

Numbers 1:53

53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no ^awrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. ^bAnd the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

Numbers 2:17

17 ^c“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.

Joshua 3:4

4 ^dYet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.”