Numbers 3:7
“And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.”
Numbers 3:7 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- DARBYDarby
- and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and kept his charge, and the charge of all the company before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Context: Numbers 3
5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
About Numbers 3: The Levites
A second census is taken of the Levites, and their duties in serving the Tabernacle are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers 3, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were to serve as the priests of Israel. The Lord commands that all males from the age of one month and older were to be counted. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to the service of the tabernacle, and to assign them to the various tasks of the tabernacle. The Lord also commands that the Levites were to be redeemed from the other tribes of Israel, and that they were to be given to Aaron and his sons as a special gift from the Lord.