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Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they shall keep his responsibility and the responsibility for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They shall carry out the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and will work at the sacred tent for him and for all the Israelites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will work for him and the whole community in front of the tent of meeting, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are to take care of his needs and the needs of the whole congregation at the Tent of Meeting by performing duties at the tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and kept his charge, and the charge of all the congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the Dwelling Place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and kept his charge, and the charge of all the company before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they watched his watches, and the watches of all the assembly before the tent of appointment to do the work of the dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and let them observe whatever pertains to the ritual for the multitude, in front of the tabernacle of the testimony,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They shall discharge his obligations and those of the whole community before the tent of meeting by maintaining the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation in the presence of the LORD before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall keep his charge and the charge of all the assembly before LORD JEHOVAH before the Time Tabernacle to do service in the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=689" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">The Duties of the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·šā·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">They are to perform</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·mar·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">duties for him</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·me·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and for the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: la·‘ă·ḇōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">attending</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">to the service</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">of the tabernacle.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Exodus 28:1</a></span><br />“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Exodus 29:9</a></span><br />Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Exodus 32:29</a></span><br />Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm">Leviticus 8:35</a></span><br />You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a></span><br />At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></span><br />So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a></span><br />Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-45</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Ezekiel 44:11</a></span><br />Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Malachi 2:4-7</a></span><br />Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. / True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Luke 1:8-9</a></span><br />One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-4.htm">Acts 6:4</a></span><br />and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a></span><br />to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-32.htm">Numbers 3:32</a></b></br> And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest <i>shall be</i> chief over the chief of the Levites, <i>and have</i> the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Numbers 8:26</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-30.htm">Numbers 31:30</a></b></br> And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">to do the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Numbers 1:50</a></b></br> But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that <i>belong</i> to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/8-11.htm">Numbers 8:11,15,24-26</a></b></br> And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD <i>for</i> an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Care</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/18-20.htm">Duties</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/3-6.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/numbers/1-40.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-40.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/8-9.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Care</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Duties</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/numbers/3-20.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/3-32.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">The sons of Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-14.htm">Are numbered by their families</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Of the Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">The place and charge of Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">The firstborn are freed by the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-44.htm">The balances are refunded</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "him" in this context is Aaron, the high priest. The Levites were chosen by God to serve in a special capacity, highlighting the importance of divine selection and service in the community of Israel. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God appointing specific individuals or groups for particular roles, as seen with the selection of the apostles in the New Testament.<p><b>and for the whole congregation</b><br>The Levites' service was not only for Aaron but also for the entire Israelite community. This underscores the communal aspect of worship and service in Israel, where the actions of a few had implications for the many. It reflects the interconnectedness of the community, where the spiritual well-being of the nation was supported by the faithful service of the Levites. This communal responsibility is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to serve one another in love.<p><b>before the Tent of Meeting</b><br>The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among the Israelites. It was a portable sanctuary used during the wilderness wanderings. The Levites' service "before the Tent of Meeting" signifies their role in maintaining the sanctity and functionality of this sacred space. The Tabernacle is a type of Christ, as it represents God's dwelling among His people, a theme fulfilled in the incarnation of Jesus (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<p><b>attending to the service of the tabernacle</b><br>The Levites were responsible for various tasks related to the Tabernacle, including its assembly, disassembly, and transportation, as well as assisting in the rituals and sacrifices. This service was crucial for the proper worship of God and the spiritual life of Israel. The meticulous care for the Tabernacle reflects the holiness and orderliness required in approaching God. This concept is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are called to be living temples, serving God with reverence and dedication (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe set apart by God to serve in the tabernacle, assisting the priests and performing various duties related to worship and the maintenance of the sacred space.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The first high priest of Israel, brother of Moses, and a central figure in the establishment of the priestly duties and the Levitical order.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle)</a></b><br>The portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where the Levites and priests performed their sacred duties.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_congregation_of_israel.htm">The Congregation of Israel</a></b><br>The collective body of the Israelites, for whom the Levites performed their duties, ensuring that the worship and service to God were conducted properly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_service_of_the_tabernacle.htm">The Service of the Tabernacle</a></b><br>The various tasks and responsibilities associated with the upkeep and rituals of the tabernacle, including sacrifices, offerings, and maintaining the holy items.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_service_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Service in Worship</a></b><br>The Levites' role highlights the importance of service in worship. Every believer is called to serve in some capacity within the body of Christ, contributing to the spiritual well-being of the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_assigned_roles.htm">Faithfulness in Assigned Roles</a></b><br>Just as the Levites were faithful in their duties, Christians are encouraged to be diligent and faithful in whatever role God has assigned them, whether in the church or in their personal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god's_dwelling.htm">The Holiness of God's Dwelling</a></b><br>The meticulous care for the tabernacle underscores the holiness of God's dwelling. Believers are reminded to approach God with reverence and to maintain purity in their own lives as temples of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_interdependence.htm">Community and Interdependence</a></b><br>The Levites served both the priests and the congregation, illustrating the interdependence within the community of faith. Christians are called to support one another, recognizing that each member's contribution is vital to the health of the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'called_into_marvelous_light'.htm">Why did Jesus start His ministry at age 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_levites_start_at_25_or_30.htm">Why does Numbers 8:24-25 state Levites begin serving at age 25, while Numbers 4:3 says they start at age 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_plausible_only_men_30-50_served.htm">Numbers 4:3 - How historically plausible is the requirement that only men aged 30 to 50 perform such physically demanding tasks for the Tabernacle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_exodus_33_7-11_tent.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence for a distinct 'Tent of Meeting' as described in Exodus 33:7-11, given that later passages describe the Tabernacle differently?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And they shall keep his charge.</span>--The word rendered <span class= "ital">charge </span>may mean the directions which the Levites should receive from Aaron (comp. <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm" title="Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.">Genesis 26:5</a>); or--as seems more probable from the use of the same word in this and the following verse with reference to the congregation--it may refer to the charge which was laid upon Aaron and upon the whole congregation in matters pertaining to the public worship of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation.</span> Septuagint, "shall keep his watches, and the watches of the children of Israel." The Levites were to be the servants of Aaron on the one side, and of the whole congregation on the other, in the performance of their religious duties. The complicated ceremonial now prescribed and set in use could not possibly be carried out by priests or people without the assistance of a large number of persons trained and devoted to the work. Compare St. Paul's words to the Corinthians (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-5.htm">2 Corinthians 4:5</a>), "Ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They are to perform</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">duties for him</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·mar·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and for the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attending</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the service</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבֹדַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tabernacle.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/3-7.htm">Numbers 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">OT Law: Numbers 3:7 They shall keep his requirements and (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/3-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 3:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/3-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 3:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>