Numbers 18:5

+ 18:5. Num 18:5 (Num 18:1-7, 18:20-24) (#2b.165): T. “Levites with Aaron and his sons who are Cohenim ·Priests· shall keep the charge of the Sanctuary” (v5) / R. The Cohenim ·Priests· are not to cease the watch around the Sanctuary / R. Not to leave the Temple unguarded “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 [God prevails].

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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.

In Context

4+ 18:4. Num 18:4 (Num 18:1-7) (#2b.164): T. The unauthorized person is not to approach the Tent of Meeting or Holy Place / R. One who is not a Cohen ·son of Aaron, Priest· shall not preform the duties of the Cohenim ·Priests· T. Note: Authorization depends on Levitical heritage (see Num 18:3 OU163) They shall be joined to you, and keep the responsibility of the Tent of Meeting, for all the service of the Tent. A stranger shall not come near to you.

6Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites [Descendants of United with] from among the children of Israel [God prevails]. They are a gift to you, dedicated to Adonai, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:7+ 30:7. Ex 30:7-8 (#2b.102): T. A Cohen ·Priest· shall offer incense twice daily / R. To burn incense every day Aaron [Light-bringer] shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the menorah ·lamp· candles, he shall burn it. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Leviticus 24:3Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, shall Aaron [Light-bringer] keep it in order from evening to morning before Adonai continually: it shall be a statute forever throughout all your generations.

Numbers 4:18“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites [Descendants of United with];

Numbers 8:19I have given the Levites [Descendants of United with] as a gift to Aaron [Light-bringer] and to his sons from among the children of Israel [God prevails], to do the service of the children of Israel [God prevails] in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel [God prevails]; that there be no plague among the children of Israel [God prevails], when the children of Israel [God prevails] come near to the sanctuary.”

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:2-8

The Service of the Priests and Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 2 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. 3 And they shall keep thy… Read the whole commentary →

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