³ They are to be responsible to you^(A) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,^(B) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.^{(C) 4} They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.^(D)

⁵ “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,^(E) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.