Numbers 3:38

Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

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WEBBE

Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting towards the sunrise, shall be Moses, with Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

BSB

Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

KJV

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

ASV

And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

BBE

And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

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וְהַחֹנִים ve·ha·cho·nim and those [who] encamp H2583 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 הַמִּשְׁכָּן ha·mish·kan the tabernacle H4908 קֵדְמָה ke·de·mah east -ward H6924 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 אֹהֶל־ 'o·hel- [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 מִזְרָחָה miz·ra·chah east -ward H4217 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh [were] Moses H4872 וְאַהֲרֹן ve·'a·ha·ron and Aaron H175 וּבָנָיו u·va·nav and sons his H1121 שֹׁמְרִים sho·me·rim keeping H8104 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret [the] duty of H4931 הַמִּקְדָּשׁ ha·mik·dash the sanctuary H4720 לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת le·mish·me·ret to [the] duty of H4931 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וְהַזָּר ve·ha·zar and the stranger H2114 הַקָּרֵב ha·ka·rev (the) approaching H7131 יוּמָת yu·mat he will be put to death H4191

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–39

The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.

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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.