וְהַחֹנִ֣ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד ׀ מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה ׀ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃
Yang berkemah di depan Kemah Suci di sebelah timur, di depan Kemah Pertemuan ke arah matahari terbit, ialah Musa, serta Harun dan anak-anaknya. Mereka menjalankan tugas menjaga tempat kudus, sebagai tugas bagi orang Israel. Orang awam yang mendekat akan dihukum mati.
Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing
When a synagogue is to be built, the highest part of the town should be selected for the site, as it is said, "At the head of the noisy streets she [Wisdom] calleth" (Proverbs 1:21). The building is to be raised sufficiently high to overtop all the other courtyards of the town, as it is said, "To exalt the house of our God." (Ezra 9:9). The doors of the Synagogue are to be made to open only on the East side, as it is said, "And those who encamped before the Tabernacle eastwards" (Numbers 3:38). Within, a shrine is built to contain a scroll of the Law. This shrine is erected on the side towards which the people in that town turn when praying, so that when they are standing engaged in prayer, they will face the shrine.