³ And they carried the ark of God ^(A)on a new cart and brought it ^(B)out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio,^[a] the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart,

⁷ Now then, take and prepare ^(A)a new cart and two milk cows ^(B)on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.

⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, ⁵ “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” ⁶ So Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. ⁷ Two wagons and four oxen ^(A)he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service. ⁸ And four wagons and eight oxen ^(B)he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. ⁹ But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with ^(C)the service of the holy things that ^(D)had to be carried on the shoulder.

⁵ When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down ^(A)the veil of the screen and cover ^(B)the ark of the testimony with it. ⁶ Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin^[a] and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its ^(C)poles. ⁷ And over the ^(D)table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; ^(E)the regular showbread also shall be on it. ⁸ Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall ^(F)put in its poles. ⁹ And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover ^(G)the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. ¹⁰ And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. ¹¹ And over ^(H)the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. ¹² And they shall take all ^(I)the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame.