52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, (A)everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; 53 (B)but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no (C)wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall (D)keep[a] charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

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  1. Numbers 1:53 have in their care

52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.(A) 53 The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle(B) of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall(C) on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.(D)

54 The Israelites did all this just as the Lord commanded Moses.

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