Numbers 3:8

8 Their job is to be responsible for all the furnishings of The Dwelling, ministering to the affairs of The Dwelling as the People of Israel come to perform their duties.

Numbers 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:8

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of
the congregation
Take care of them that none be lost or come to any damage, especially while it was moving, and carried from place to place; then the several parts of it, as well as the vessels in it, were committed to their care and charge, the particulars of which see in ( Numbers 3:25 Numbers 3:26 Numbers 3:31 Numbers 3:36 Numbers 3:37 ) ;

and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the
tabernacle; (See Gill on Numbers 3:7).

Numbers 3:8 In-Context

6 "Bring forward the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron so they can help him.
7 They shall work for him and the whole congregation at the Tent of Meeting by doing the work of The Dwelling.
8 Their job is to be responsible for all the furnishings of The Dwelling, ministering to the affairs of The Dwelling as the People of Israel come to perform their duties.
9 Turn the Levites over to Aaron and his sons; they are the ones assigned to work full time for him.
10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to minister as priests; anyone else who tries to elbow his way in will be put to death."
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