⁵⁰ You are to give the Levites charge of the tabernacle of the covenant with all its equipment and all that belongs to it. It is they who shall carry the tabernacle with all its equipment and who shall be its ministers;^(A) and they shall camp all around the tabernacle.

⁹ He gave none to the Kohathites, because they were responsible for maintenance of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.^(A)

⁸ At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord,^(A) to stand before the Lord to minister to him, and to bless in his name, as they have done to this day.

²⁵ Moses gave the Levites^(A) who carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord this order:

¹⁵ The Levites, meanwhile, had taken down the ark of God and the box beside it, with the golden articles, and had placed them on the great stone. The people of Beth-shemesh also offered other burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord that day.^(A)

⁸ Now command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, “When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, there take your stand.”