Numbers 10:21

And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; ¹  the tabernacle was to be set up ²  before they arrived. ³ 

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. When they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location.

Then the Kohathites left, carrying the holy things. By the time they arrived The Dwelling would be set up.

Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

Then the Kohathites, who carried the holy things, set out; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. (The tabernacle would be prepared for their arrival.)

And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; ¹  the tabernacle was to be set up ²  before they arrived. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “carrying the sanctuary,” a metonymy of whole for parts, representing all the holy objects that were located in the sanctuary.

² tn The verb is the third person plural form; without an expressed subject it is treated as a passive.

³ tn Heb “against their coming.”