Bible Verses About Levites: Place of, in camp and march

Instead, give the L'vi'im charge over the tabernacle of the testimony, its equipment and everything else connected with it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its equipment, serve in it and set up their camp around it.

When the tabernacle is to be moved onward, it is the L'vi'im who are to take it down and set it up in the new location; anyone else who involves himself is to be put to death.

The rest of Isra'el are to set up camp, company by company, each man with his own banner.

But the L'vi'im are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that no anger will come upon the assembly of the people of Isra'el. The L'vi'im are to be in charge of the tabernacle of the testimony."

The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west.

The chief of the Gershon clan was Elyasaf, the son of La'el.

In connection with the tent of meeting, the descendants of Gershon were to be in charge of the following: the tabernacle itself, its inner and outer coverings, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

the curtains surrounding the courtyard, the screen for the entrance of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and the altar, all the fixtures and ropes for these items, and their maintenance.

K'hat fathered the clans of 'Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and 'Uzi'el; these were the K'hat clans.

Of them, 8,600 males a month old and over were counted; they were in charge of the Holy Place.

The K'hat clans were to camp next to the tabernacle, toward the south.

The chief of the K'hat clan was Elitzafan the son of 'Uzi'el.

They were responsible for the ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, the utensils the cohanim use when they serve in the Holy Place, the curtain, and everything involved with the maintenance of these things.

El'azar the son of Aharon the cohen was first among the chiefs of the L'vi'im and supervised those in charge of the Holy Place.

M'rari fathered the clans of Machli and Mushi; these were the M'rari clans.

Of them, 6,200 males a month old and over were counted.

The chief of the M'rari clan was Tzuri'el the son of Avichayil. They were to camp next to the tabernacle, toward the north.