Numbers 18:2

Bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, 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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WEBBE

Bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, 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.

BSB

But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

KJV

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

ASV

And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

BBE

Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.

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וְגַם ve·gam and also H1571 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אַחֶיךָ 'a·chei·kha brothers your H251 מַטֵּה ma·teh [the] tribe of H4294 לֵוִי le·vi Levi H3878 שֵׁבֶט she·vet [the] tribe of H7626 אָבִיךָ 'a·vi·kha ancestor your H1 הַקְרֵב hak·rev bring near H7126 אִתָּךְ 'i·takh with you H854 וְיִלָּווּ ve·yi·la·vu so they may join themselves H3867 עָלֶיךָ 'a·lei·kha to you H5921 וִישָׁרְתוּךָ vi·sha·re·tu·kha so they may serve you H8334 וְאַתָּה ve·'a·tah and you H859 וּבָנֶיךָ u·va·nei·kha and sons your H1121 אִתָּךְ 'i·takh with you H854 לִפְנֵי lif·nei [will be] (to) before H6440 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 הָעֵדֻת ha·'e·dut the testimony H5715

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

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 them. Aaron would see reason not to be proud of his preferment, when he considered the great care and charge upon him. Be not high-minded, but fear. The greater the trust of work and power that is committed to us, the greater danger there is of betraying that trust. This is a good reason why we should neither envy others' honours, nor desire high places.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.