23. These shall encamp behind the tabernacle, toward the west,
24. under the leader Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25. And they shall keep watch over the tabernacle of the covenant:
26. the tabernacle itself, and its covering; the tent that is drawn before the doors of the covering of the covenant; and the curtains of the atrium; likewise, the tent that is suspended at the entrance of the atrium of the tabernacle; and whatever pertains to the ritual of the altar; the cords of the tabernacle and all its implements.
27. The kinship of Kohath includes the peoples of the Amramites and Izharites and Hebronites and Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites, having been counted by their names,
28. all those of the male gender, from one month and above: eight thousand six hundred. They shall keep watch over the Sanctuary,
29. and they shall encamp toward the south side.
30. And their leader shall be Elisaphan the son of Uzziel.