New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 18:1-7
1So the LordH3068 saidH559 to AaronH175, “You and your sonsH1121 and your father’sH1 householdH1004 with you shall 1bearH5375 the guiltH5771 2in connection with the sanctuaryH4720, and you and your sonsH1121 with you shall bearH5375 the guiltH5771 3in connection with your priesthoodH3550. 2But bringH7126 with you alsoH1571 your brothersH251, the tribeH4294 of LeviH3878, the tribeH7626 of your fatherH1, that they may be 4joinedH3867 with you and serveH8334 you, while you and your sonsH1121 with you are beforeH6440 the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715. 3And they shall thus attendH8104 to your obligationH4931 and the obligationH4931 of allH3605 the tentH168, but 5they shall not comeH7126 nearH7126 to the furnishingsH3627 of the sanctuaryH6944 and 6the altarH4196, orH3808 bothH1571 they and you will dieH4191. 4They shall be joinedH3867 with you and attendH8104 to the obligationsH4931 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, for allH3605 the serviceH5656 of the tentH168; but an 7outsiderH2114 may not comeH7126 nearH7126 you. 5So you shall attendH8104 to the 8obligationsH4931 of the sanctuaryH6944 and the obligationsH4931 of the altarH4196, 9so that there will noH3808 longerH5750 be wrathH7110 on the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 6BeholdH2009, I MyselfH589 10have takenH3947 your 11fellowH251 LevitesH3881 from amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; they are 12a giftH4979 to you, 13dedicatedH5414 to the LordH3068, to performH5647 the serviceH5656 for the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 7But you and your sonsH1121 with you shall 14attendH8104 to your priesthoodH3550 for everythingH3605 concerningH1697 the altarH4196 and insideH4480H1004 the veilH6532, and you are to performH5647 serviceH5656. I am givingH5414 you the priesthoodH3550 as 15a 16bestowedH4979 serviceH5656, but 17the 18outsiderH2114 who comesH7131 nearH7131 shall be putH4191 to deathH4191.”
Notes
- 1. Numbers 18:1 Ex 28:38; Lev 10:17; 22:16 ↩
- 2. Numbers 18:1 Lit of the sanctuary ↩
- 3. Numbers 18:1 Lit of your priesthood ↩
- 4. Numbers 18:2 Num 3:5-10 ↩
- 5. Numbers 18:3 Num 4:15-20 ↩
- 6. Numbers 18:3 Num 1:51; 18:7 ↩
- 7. Numbers 18:4 Lit a stranger ↩
- 8. Numbers 18:5 Ex 27:21; Lev 24:3 ↩
- 9. Numbers 18:5 Num 16:46 ↩
- 10. Numbers 18:6 Num 3:12, 45 ↩
- 11. Numbers 18:6 Lit brethren the ↩
- 12. Numbers 18:6 Num 3:9 ↩
- 13. Numbers 18:6 Lit given ↩
- 14. Numbers 18:7 Ex 29:9 ↩
- 15. Numbers 18:7 Num 18:20; Deut 18:2; Matt 10:8; 1 Pet 5:2, 3 ↩
- 16. Numbers 18:7 Lit service of gift ↩
- 17. Numbers 18:7 Num 1:51 ↩
- 18. Numbers 18:7 Lit stranger ↩
Commentaries on Numbers 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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