And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;