Numbers 1:52-54
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
52 The other Israelites shall camp in their respective regimental camps, by companies; 53 but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the covenant,[a] so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the Israelites; and the Levites shall perform the guard duty of the tabernacle of the covenant.[b] 54 The Israelites did so; they did just as the Lord commanded Moses.
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- Numbers 1:53 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
- Numbers 1:53 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
Numbers 1:52-54
New English Translation
52 “The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard. 53 But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the Lord’s anger[a] will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the care[b] of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
54 The Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses[c]—that is what they did.
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- Numbers 1:53 tc Instead of “wrath” the Greek text has “sin,” focusing the emphasis on the human error and not on the wrath of God. This may have been a conscious change to explain the divine wrath. tn Heb “so that there be no wrath on.” In context this is clearly the divine anger, so “the Lord’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Numbers 1:53 tn The main verb of the clause is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive, וְשָׁמְרוּ (veshameru) meaning they “shall guard, protect, watch over, care for.” It may carry the same obligatory nuance as the preceding verbs because of the sequence. The object used with this is the cognate noun מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmeret): “The Levites must care for the care of the tabernacle.” The cognate intensifies the construction to stress that they are responsible for this care.
- Numbers 1:54 tc The LXX adds “and Aaron.”
Numbers 1:52-54
King James Version
52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
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