Bamidbar 3:38 · unit 2 — further on the watch

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

וְהַחֹנִ֣ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד ׀ מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה ׀ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃

Those who were to camp before the Tabernacle, in front—before the Tent of Meeting, on the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons, attending to the duties of the sanctuary, as a duty on behalf of the Israelites; and any outsider who encroached was to be put to death.

Chabad.org — 3:38

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT (second unit) (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שמרים משמרת —\ldots מנא הני מילי, אמר רב אשי, דאמר קרא והחונים לפני המשכן.

English: “Keeping the charge” — \ldots from where is this derived? Rav Ashi said: from the verse “and those who encamp before the Mishkan.”

On the daf / in context: The camping description itself is read as the source for the permanent watch system.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal locate the scriptural basis for the priestly watches in the camping arrangement around the Mishkan.