50 And you shall (A)appoint the Levites over the [a]tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over everything that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the [b]tabernacle.

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  1. Numbers 1:50 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
  2. Numbers 1:50 Lit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch

50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle(A) of the covenant law(B)—over all its furnishings(C) and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.

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53 (A)But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there will be (B)no divine wrath against the congregation of the sons of Israel. (C)So the Levites shall be responsible for service to the tabernacle of the testimony.”

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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)

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The Cloud on the Tabernacle

15 Now on (A)the day that the tabernacle was erected, (B)the cloud covered the tabernacle, the (C)tent of the testimony, and (D)in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning.

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The Cloud Above the Tabernacle

15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law,(A) was set up,(B) the cloud(C) covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.(D)

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