Numbers 18:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 18:4

2 Also bring with you your brethren of the ^atribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be ^bjoined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of¹ witness.

3 They shall attend to your needs and ^aall the needs of the tabernacle; ^bbut they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, ^clest they die—they and you also.

4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; ^abut an outsider shall not come near you.

5 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and ^athe duties of the altar, ^bthat there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

6 Behold, I Myself have ^ataken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; ^bthey are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

7 Therefore ^ayou and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and ^bbehind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a ^cgift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron: “Here, ^aI Myself have also given you charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them ^bas a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever.

9 This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every ^agrain offering and every ^bsin offering and every ^ctrespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 18:4

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American Standard Version
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the Tent: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

Amplified® Bible
And they shall be joined to you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting--all the [menial] service of the Tent--and no stranger [no layman, anyone who is not a Levite] shall come near you [Aaron and your sons].

Contemporary English Version
No one else is allowed to take care of the sacred tent or to do anything connected with it.

Darby English Version
And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.

Good News Bible
They are to work with you and fulfill their responsibilities for all the service in the Tent, but no unqualified person may work with you.

King James Version
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

New American Standard Bible
"They shall be joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you.

New International Version
They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the Tent of Meeting—all the work at the Tent—and no one else may come near where you are.

New King James Version
They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They shall join with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you.

Revised Standard Version
They shall join you, and attend to the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no one else shall come near you.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have been joined unto thee, and have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and a stranger doth not come near unto you;

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