Numbers 18:6

6 ¹And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. ²They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Numbers 18:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:6

And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites, from
among the children of Israel (See Gill on Numbers 3:12); where the same is said, only they, are here called the brethren of the priests for the reason given, ( Numbers 18:2 ) ; to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the Lord, to do the service of
the tabernacle of the congregation; (See Gill on Numbers 3:7), (See Gill on Numbers 3:8), and (See Gill on Numbers 3:9).

Numbers 18:6 In-Context

4 They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, and no outsider shall come near you.

5 And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel.

6 And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

7 And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death. ”

8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I have given you charge of the contributions made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel. I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual due.

Cross References

• 1. 18:6 ch. 3:12, 45
• 2. 18:6 ch. 3:9; 8:19