³⁵ The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

⁵³ But the tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

²⁵ On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

²⁸ Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.

²⁹ The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.