^53 (A)But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there will be ^(B)no divine wrath against the congregation of the sons of Israel. ^(C)So the Levites shall be responsible for service to the tabernacle of the testimony.”

²⁷ They spent the night around the house of God, ^(A)because the watch was ^[a]committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.