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47 But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.
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The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others.
48 For the Lord had told Moses:
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The LORD had said to Moses:
49 "Do not register or take a census of the tribe of Levi with the [other] Israelites.
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“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
50 Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.
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Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law—over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.
51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to stop at a campsite, the Levites are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who comes near [it] must be put to death.
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Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.
52 "The Israelites are to camp by their military divisions, each man with his encampment and under his banner.
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The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.
53 The Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the Israelite community."
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The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
54 The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses.
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