Numbers 8:26

but shall minister with their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall perform no service. You shall do thus to the Levites concerning their duties.”

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WEBBE

but shall assist their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall perform no service. This is how you shall have the Levites do their duties.”

BSB

After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

KJV

But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

ASV

but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.

BBE

But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.

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וְשֵׁרֵת ve·she·ret and he will serve H8334 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֶחָיו 'e·chav brothers his H251 בְּאֹהֶל be·'o·hel in [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 לִשְׁמֹר lish·mor by keeping H8104 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret a duty H4931 וַעֲבֹדָה va·'a·vo·dah and service H5656 לֹא lo' not H3808 יַעֲבֹד ya·'a·vod he will serve H5647 כָּכָה ka·khah thus H3602 תַּעֲשֶׂה ta·'a·seh you will do H6213 לַלְוִיִּם lal·vi·yim to the Levites H3881 בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָם פ be·mish·me·ro·tam in duties their H4931

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–26

Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him, according to the employment. Christians must be baptized, ministers must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and then our services. The Levites must be cleansed. They must be clean that bear the vessels of the Lord. Moses must sprinkle the water of purifying upon them. This signifies the application of the blood of Christ to our souls by faith, that we may be fit to serve the living God. God declares his acceptance of them. All who expect to share in the privileges of the tabernacle, must resolve to do the service of the tabernacle. As, on the one hand, none of God's creatures are his necessary servants, he needs not the service of any of them; so none are merely honorary servants, to do nothing. All whom God owns, he employs; angels themselves have their services.

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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.