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A Sacred Responsibility
Commentators explain that the Kohathites, the family line detailed in this verse, were given the most important charge among the Levites. As kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, they were entrusted with carrying the Ark of the Covenant, the altars, and other especially sacred furniture.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 3:27–32
18th Century
Theologian
Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, tha…
John Gill
On Numbers 3:27
17th Century
Pastor
And of Kohath [was] the family of the Amramites
So called from Amram, the first son of Kohath, and father of Aaron a…
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 3:14–39
17th Century
Minister
The Levites were in three classes according to the sons of Levi���Gershon, Kohath, and Merari���and these were subdivided into families. The descen…