53 (A)but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no (B)wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall (C)keep[a] charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 1:53 have in their care

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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And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do (A)the work of the tabernacle.

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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.

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19 Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel (A)kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey.

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19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order(A) and did not set out.(B)

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Love and Obedience Rewarded

11 “Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.

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Love and Obey the Lord

11 Love(A) the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.(B)

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And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may (A)prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;

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and observe(A) what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper(B) in all you do and wherever you go

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11 (A)It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, (B)as the Levites went astray.

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11 This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites,(A) who were faithful in serving me(B) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.(C)

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