Numbers 2:17

17 a“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.

Numbers 3:23-38

23 bThe clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathershouse of the Gershonites. 25And the cguard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved dthe tabernacle, ethe tent with fits covering, gthe screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 hthe hangings of the court, ithe screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and jits cordsall the service connected with these.

27To Kohath belonged the clan of the kAmramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. 28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. 29The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30with lElizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathershouse of the clans of the Kohathites. 31And their guard duty involved mthe ark, nthe table, othe lampstand, pthe altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and qthe screen; all the service connected with these. 32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

33To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. 34Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. 35And the chief of the fathershouse of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 rAnd the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the sframes of the tabernacle, tthe bars, uthe pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; 37also vthe pillars around the court, with their bases and wpegs and xcords.

38Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, yguarding the sanctuary itself, to protect
Hebrew guard
the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death.

Numbers 10:21

21Then the Kohathites set out, aacarrying the holy things, and abthe tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
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