⁸ “Then have them make a sanctuary^(A) for me, and I will dwell^(B) among them.

³⁰ “‘Observe my Sabbaths^(A) and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.^(B)

¹² nor leave the sanctuary^(A) of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil^(B) of his God. I am the Lord.

²⁸ The number of all the males a month old or more^(A) was 8,600.^[a] The Kohathites were responsible^(B) for the care of the sanctuary.^(C)

¹² “They are to take all the articles^(A) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.^(B)

⁹ But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,^(A) because they were to carry on their shoulders^(B) the holy things, for which they were responsible.

Setting Up the Lamps

8 The Lord said to Moses,