Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, tha…

on the side of the tabernacle southward. —The south has its name in Hebrew (Teman) from Yamin, the right hand, b…

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of
the tabernacle southward .