Then the camp of the Levites will start out. The tent of meeting will go with them. They will march in the middle of the other camps. They will start out in the same order as they do when they set up camp. Each one will be in their own place under their flag.

“随后，会幕要往前行，有利未营在诸营中间。他们怎样安营就怎样往前行，各按本位，各归本纛。

“会幕与利未营在诸营中间往前行。他们怎样安营就怎样往前行，各按本位，各归本旗。

“会幕与利未营在诸营中间往前行。他们怎样安营就怎样往前行，各按本位，各归本旗。

随后是会幕和利未人的营区，在其他各营中间。他们各就各位，各归本旗，照安营时的次序出发。

“会幕和利未人的营要在众营中间前行；他们怎样安营，就怎样出发前行；各按本位，各归本旗。

「隨後，會幕要往前行，有利未營在諸營中間。他們怎樣安營就怎樣往前行，各按本位，各歸本纛。

「會幕與利未營在諸營中間往前行。他們怎樣安營就怎樣往前行，各按本位，各歸本旗。

「會幕與利未營在諸營中間往前行。他們怎樣安營就怎樣往前行，各按本位，各歸本旗。

隨後是會幕和利未人的營區，在其他各營中間。他們各就各位，各歸本旗，照安營時的次序出發。

“會幕和利未人的營要在眾營中間前行；他們怎樣安營，就怎樣出發前行；各按本位，各歸本旗。

『會棚、利未人的營、要在眾營中間往前行：他們怎樣紮營，就怎樣往前行；各按本位，歸自己的大旗。

隨後會幕啟行、利未營在諸營之中、其啟行也、依其建營之序、各歸其隊、各隨其纛、○

遄征時、利未族、與會幕、居於營之中、視列營法、以為遄征、各隨其纛。○

後、利未營運會幕、在前後營之中遄行、悉依列營之次序、各歸其隊、各隨其纛、

Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.

“ Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.

“ Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.

The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

“ Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their flags.

“ And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards.

Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.

The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

“ Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

“ Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

The men of Kohath started out. They carried the holy things. The holy tent had to be set up before they arrived.

The holy tent was taken down. The men of Gershon and Merari started out. They carried the tent.

Instead, put the Levites in charge of the holy tent. That is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The Levites will be in charge of everything that belongs to the holy tent. They must carry the tent and everything that belongs to it. They must take care of it. They must set up camp around it.When the holy tent must be moved, the Levites must take it down. And when the tent must be set up, the Levites must do it. Anyone else who approaches it must be put to death.The Israelites must set up their tents by military groups. All of them must be in their own camps under their own flags.But the Levites must set up their tents around the holy tent. That’s where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Then I will not be angry with the community of Israel. The Levites will be responsible for taking care of the tent.”

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,

So even though I am away from you in body, I am with you in spirit. And I am glad to see that you are controlling yourselves. I am happy that your faith in Christ is so strong.

But everything should be done in a proper and orderly way.

Moses, Aaron and Aaron’s sons had to camp to the east of the holy tent. They had to camp toward the sunrise in front of the tent of meeting. They were responsible for taking care of the sacred tent. They had to do it for the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the tent would be put to death.