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Numbers 3:38
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Numbers 3:38
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38 Those 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, (A)guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect[a] the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death.
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Numbers 3:38
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Numbers 3:38
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38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(A) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(B) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(C) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(D)
Numbers 3:10
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Numbers 3:10
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10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and (A)they shall guard their priesthood. But if (B)any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”
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Numbers 3:10
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Numbers 3:10
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10 Appoint Aaron(A) and his sons to serve as priests;(B) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(C)
Numbers 1:53
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Numbers 1:53
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53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no (A)wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. (B)And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”
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Numbers 1:53
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Numbers 1:53
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53 The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle(A) of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall(B) on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.(C)”
Numbers 2:3
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Numbers 2:3
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3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being (A)Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
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Numbers 2:3
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Numbers 2:3
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3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.(A)
1 Chronicles 6:48-49
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1 Chronicles 6:48-49
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48 And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings (A)on the altar of burnt offering and on (B)the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and (C)to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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1 Chronicles 6:48-49
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1 Chronicles 6:48-49
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48 Their fellow Levites(A) were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(B) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(C) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Numbers 18:1-5
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Numbers 18:1-5
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Duties of Priests and Levites
18 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father's house with you shall (A)bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, (B)and you and your sons with you shall bear iniquity connected with your priesthood. 2 And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may (C)join you and (D)minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. 3 They shall keep guard over you and (E)over the whole tent, (F)but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar (G)lest they, and you, die. 4 They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, (H)and no outsider shall come near you. 5 And you shall (I)keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, (J)that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel.
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Numbers 18:1-5
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Numbers 18:1-5
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Duties of Priests and Levites
18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary,(A) and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood. 2 Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister(B) before the tent of the covenant law. 3 They are to be responsible to you(C) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,(D) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.(E) 4 They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(F)
5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(G) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.
Numbers 3:35
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Numbers 3:35
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35 And the chief of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
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Numbers 3:35
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Numbers 3:35
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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.(A)
Numbers 3:29
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Numbers 3:29
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29 The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
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Numbers 3:29
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Numbers 3:29
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29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(A) of the tabernacle.
Numbers 3:23
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Numbers 3:23
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23 (A)The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
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Numbers 3:23
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Numbers 3:23
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23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(A)
Numbers 3:7-8
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Numbers 3:7-8
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7 They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, (A)as they minister at the tabernacle. 8 They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.
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Numbers 3:7-8
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Numbers 3:7-8
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7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(A) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(B) of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
Numbers 1:51
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Numbers 1:51
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51 (A)When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. (B)And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.
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Numbers 1:51
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Numbers 1:51
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51 Whenever the tabernacle(A) is to move,(B) the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it.(C) Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.(D)
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