8:4a and they brought up the ark of the LORD

They began to carry it ⌊toward the temple⌋.
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The priests then carried the chest up ⌊the temple hill⌋.

8:4b and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings.

They also carried the Tent of Meeting and all the other sacred things from the Tent.
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Along with the chest they carried the Tent of ⌊Yahweh’s⌋ Presence and all the objects in it ⌊that were used for worship⌋.

8:4c So the priests and Levites carried them up.

So the priests and Levites carried these things ⌊to the temple⌋.
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It was the priests and men from the tribe of Levi who carried these things ⌊to the temple⌋.

8:4a-c (reordered)

The priests and the Levites carried Yahweh’s box/chest and the Tent of Meeting and all its sacred objects ⌊to the temple⌋.

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