They shall also keep all the instruments of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and have the charge of the children of Israel to do the service of the Tabernacle.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his [a]sons: for they are given him freely from among the children of Israel.

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons to execute their Priest’s office: and the [b]stranger that cometh near, shall be slain.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:9 Aaron’s sons the Priests served in the Sanctuary in praying for the people and offering sacrifice: the Levites served for the inferior uses of the same.
  2. Numbers 3:10 Any that would minister not being a Levite.

They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(A) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a] 10 Appoint Aaron(B) and his sons to serve as priests;(C) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me