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But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
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A Sacred Responsibility
Commentators are divided on what “they shall bear their iniquity” means. Some, like John Gill, argue it refers to the Levites’ own accountability—they would be punished for negligence. Others, like Albert Barnes, suggest the Levites mercifully bore the potential guilt of the people, acting as a protective barrier to keep the Israelites from sinning by approaching the sanctuary improperly.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bear their iniquity - The words probably refer to the iniquity of the people; who, if they had approached the tabernacle, would hav…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation In guardin…
As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God for their In…
