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When the tent sets forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tent is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
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An Honored, Exclusive Role
Commentators explain that the Levites were given the exclusive and honored responsibility of dismantling, transporting, and reassembling the tabernacle. This special duty was a reward for their past faithfulness and set them apart from the other tribes, highlighting the principle of specific, God-ordained roles in service.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When a census of the tribe of Levi takes place (Numbers 3:15; Numbers 26:62), all the males are counted from a mon…
19th Century
Anglican
And the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. —The word zar (stranger) here denotes one who was not of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the tabernacle sets forward Or was about to set forward; that is, the congregation were about to journey, a…
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