Numbers 18:3 KJV

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person
  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The charge of the priests and LevitesThe people complained of their difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. God here gives them to understand, that the priests should come near for them....

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Numbers 4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • Numbers 3:25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
  • Numbers 3:31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
  • Numbers 3:36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
  • Numbers 4:19–20 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: …

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Topics

  • Levites Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march
  • Minister, Christian Charge delivered to Minister, Christian

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And they shall keep וְשָׁמְרוּ wĕšāmĕrû שָׁמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • thy charge מִשְׁמַרְתְּךָ mišmartĕkā מִשְׁמֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • and the charge וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת ûmišmeret מִשְׁמֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and
  • of all the tabernacle כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָאֹהֶל hāʾōhel אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • only they shall not come nigh אַךְ ʾak Affirmation לֹא lōʾ Negative יִקְרָבוּ yiqrābû קָרַב Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and
  • the vessels אֶל ʾel Preposition כְּלֵי kĕlê כְּלִי Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of the sanctuary הַקֹּדֶשׁ haqqōdeš קֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the altar וְאֶל wĕʾel Preposition · with and הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • that neither they, nor ye also, die יָמֻתוּ yāmutû מוּת Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural גַם gam Adverb הֵם hēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural גַּם gam Affirmation אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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