Numbers 3:38
But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. The Levites are formally given to Aaron and his sons to assist in the care of the tabernacle; they substitute for the firstborn of Israel, whom God claimed in the exodus. The three Levite clans—Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites—are assigned specific …
Other Translations
And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
And those encamping before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting, at the east, <FI>are<Fi> Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.
And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.
Cross References
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath …
And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity …
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: …
The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that …
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of …
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to …
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of …
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of …