Numbers 3:36-38

International Standard Version

³⁶ The duties of the caretakers from the descendants of Merari included the boards of the tent, its bars, crossbars, sockets, all its utensils for their services, ³⁷ the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords.

The Encampment of Moses and Aaron

³⁸ In front of the tent and east of the Tent of Meeting, Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s^[a] sons encamped facing the east. They were tasked to perform the duties of the sanctuary and care for the needs of the Israelis. Any unauthorized^[b] person who approached was to be executed.