Numbers 3:38 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Keeping the charge of the sanctuary ... — The word mikdash (sanctuary) appears to have a more comprehensive significance …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east ,
&c.] At which was the entrance into the tabernacle:

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Levites were in three cla es according to the sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—and these were subdivided into families. The descendants…

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