Numbers 18:5

“You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

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WEBBE

“You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

BSB

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

KJV

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

ASV

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

BBE

You are to be responsible for the holy place and the altar, so that wrath may never again come on the children of Israel.

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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם u·she·mar·tem and you will keep H8104 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret [the] service of H4931 הַקֹּדֶשׁ ha·ko·desh the holy place H6944 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret [the] service of H4931 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh it will be H1961 עוֹד od again H5750 קֶצֶף ke·tzef wrath H7110 עַל־ 'al- towards H5921 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

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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Israel

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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.