This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was appointed, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall carry the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
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 have the oversight of the tabernacle of testimony.
But all the congregation intended to stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
And on the day that the tabernacle was set up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at evening there was upon the tabernacle what looked like the appearance of fire, until the morning.
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the model that he had seen.