Numbers 3:7

5 Then the LORD said to Moses,

6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.

8 They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
KJV
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
WEB
They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
ASV
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
DARBY
and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
BLB
And they shall attend to his needs, and the needs of the whole congregation before the face of the Tent of Meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.
ÅB
Og de skal ta vare på det han og hele menigheten skulle varetatt foran sammenkomstens telt, og slik utføre tjenesten ved tabernaklet.
OTB
De skal utføre plikter for ham og for hele menigheten ved telthelligdommen, ved å gjøre arbeidet med tabernaklet.
B1930
Og de skal ta vare på det han og hele menigheten skulde varetatt foran sammenkomstens telt, og således utføre tjenesten ved tabernaklet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 1:50

    Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

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  • Numbers 8:11

    Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.

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  • Numbers 8:15

    After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.

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  • Numbers 31:30

    From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:26

    This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:22

    the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:20

    Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.

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  • Numbers 3:32

    The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

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