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Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring you near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony.
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A Joined and Ordered Ministry
Commentators explain that the Levites were to be "joined" to the priests, a play on the name "Levi." This established a clear, God-ordained hierarchy. The Levites served as assistants in the outer court, while the priests (Aaron and his sons) ministered in the more sacred Holy Place, closer to God's presence. This structure ensured reverence and order in worship.
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19th Century
Anglican
That they may be joined to you.— There is an allusion here to the meaning of the name Levi, which was given to Leah’s third son. (…
16th Century
Protestant
And thy brethren also. Here he assigns their duties to the Levites, so that they also may minister, but, as it were, under the authority o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father For his father…
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Presbyterian
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…
