The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may assist you.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A stranger – that is, everyone not a Levite. So in (Numbers 18:7), it denotes everyone who was not a priest: compare ([Reference…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And keep the charge ... — See Numbers 1:53; Numbers 3:7.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they shall be joined to you
As assistants in the sacred service: and keep the charge of tabernacle o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The people complained of their difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. God here gives them to understand that the priests should come near for…