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but shall minister with their brothers in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites touching their charges.
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From Labor to Oversight
Commentators explain that this verse doesn't describe full retirement but a change in duties. Levites over 50 ceased heavy manual labor, like carrying tabernacle furniture, and transitioned to "keeping the charge." This involved lighter, supervisory roles like guarding the sanctuary and ensuring its sanctity.
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19th Century
Anglican
To keep the charge. —A clear distinction is here made between the service which involved heavy manual labour in carrying …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation By givin…
Presbyterian
Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they did not take this honor to themselves, but were ca…
