Levites entered service to do the work at the tent of meeting at twenty-five years old. At fifty they were to withdraw from regular work but could assist their brothers in guarding duties. See Numbers 8:23–26.

Israel traveled when the cloud lifted from the tabernacle and camped when the cloud settled. The passage repeats that they set out and rested “at the command of the LORD” through the cloud’s movements, whether for days or months. See Numbers 9:17–23.

The leaders brought their offerings for the dedication of the altar over twelve days, one leader each day. The chapter records the repeated list day by day and then totals the gifts. See Numbers 7:10–11 and Numbers 7:84–89.

The total number of men counted from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war, was 603,550. This total summarizes the tribe-by-tribe counts given earlier in the chapter. See Numbers 1:44–46.

Israel was to camp by their standards and by their fathers’ houses, facing the tent of meeting from a distance. The tribes were arranged on four sides, with the tabernacle and the Levites in the middle. See Numbers 2:1–2 and Numbers 2:17.

The offender had to confess the sin and make full restitution, adding one-fifth to it. If the wronged person had no close relative to receive repayment, it went to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement. See Numbers 5:5–10.

The LORD took the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. The passage ties this to God’s claim on the firstborn from the day he struck the firstborn in Egypt. See Numbers 3:11–13.

If someone died suddenly beside a Nazirite, the Nazirite’s consecrated head was defiled. The person shaved the head on the seventh day, brought offerings on the eighth day, and the previous days were void. See Numbers 6:9–12.

Numbers describes a procedure for a case where a husband suspects his wife but lacks witnesses. The priest administers an oath and the woman drinks the water that carries the written curse, with different outcomes described for guilt or innocence. See Numbers 5:11–31.

The LORD gave Aaron and his sons specific words to bless Israel: “The LORD bless you and keep you… the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” The passage says this is how God’s name was put upon the people. See Numbers 6:22–27.

Because the number of firstborn exceeded the number of Levites, a redemption price was collected for the surplus. The set amount was five shekels per person, given to Aaron and his sons. See Numbers 3:46–51.

Those who were unclean because of a dead body or were on a journey could keep the Passover in the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight. The text also states that anyone who was clean and not traveling but neglected the Passover would be cut off. See Numbers 9:9–14.

The count included males from twenty years old and upward. The stated purpose was to number those able to go to war in Israel. See Numbers 1:2–3.

A Nazirite was to abstain from wine and strong drink and avoid grape products. During the vow the person also let hair grow and did not go near a dead body. See Numbers 6:1–8.

Moses heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubim. This occurred when he went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD. See Numbers 7:89.

On the east side, the camp under Judah included Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. This division was listed first in the camp order. See Numbers 2:3–9.

The Kohathites carried the most holy things, but only after Aaron and his sons covered them. They were warned not to go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die. See Numbers 4:15 and Numbers 4:17–20.

The leaders brought wagons and oxen as offerings to help with the service of the tent of meeting. Moses distributed them to the Levites according to their work, giving none to the Kohathites because they carried holy things on the shoulder. See Numbers 7:1–9.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD. After their death, Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in Aaron’s presence. See Numbers 3:1–4.

Those who were unclean because of leprosy, a discharge, or contact with the dead were put outside the camp. The stated reason was so they would not defile the camp where the LORD dwelt among the people. See Numbers 5:1–4.

The Levites were not counted with the other tribes for war because they were appointed over the tabernacle and its furnishings. Their job was to guard it, carry it, and camp around it so that wrath would not fall on the congregation. See Numbers 1:47–53.