²³ The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the ^[a]tabernacle westward,

²⁹ The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

³⁵ And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to ^(A)camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.

³⁸ Now those who were to ^(A)camp in front of the tabernacle eastward, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but ^(B)the ^[a]layman coming near was to be put to death.