^17 (A)“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the ^[a]camp of the Levites ^(B)in the middle of the ^[b]camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their ^[c]standards.

²¹ Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the ^(A)holy things. (The tabernacle would be ^[a]prepared for their arrival.)

¹⁷ Then ^(A)the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, ^(B)carrying the tabernacle.

⁵ For ^(A)though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing ^[a]to see ^(B)your good order and the ^(C)steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

^40 (A)Let all things be done decently and in order.

^38 (A)Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, ^(B)keeping charge of the sanctuary, ^(C)to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but ^(D)the outsider who came near was to be put to death.

^50 (A)but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it ^(B)and camp around the tabernacle. ^51 (C)And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it ^(D)up. ^(E)The outsider who comes near shall be put to death. ⁵² The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, ^(F)everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; ^53 (G)but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no ^(H)wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall ^(I)keep^[a] charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

The Tribes and Leaders by Armies

2 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: