50 ^lBut appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it ^mand shall camp around the tabernacle.

53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no ^qwrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. ^rAnd the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

The Cloud Covering the Tabernacle

15 ^rOn the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And ^sat evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning.

Israel Leaves Sinai

11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, ^lthe cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony,

7 And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in ^lthe tent of the testimony.

8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.

2 And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may ^sjoin you and ^tminister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem ^hthe tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for ⁱthe tent of testimony?”

44 “Our fathers had ^pthe tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses ^qdirected him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen.

34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before ^sthe testimony to be kept.