Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
those that encamp, etc.—That being the entrance side, it was the post of honor, and consequently reserved to Moses and the priestly family. But the sons of Moses had no station here.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Numbers 3:38:
Numbers 2:10-31
Zechariah 3:7
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