Num 18:1-3 | TSK | e4.org | Thou , , ; shall bear To counterbalance the high honour conferred on Aaron and his family, and to allay the fears and abate the envy of the people, it is here declared, that the priest must bear the blame of everything which was not properly conducted in the sanctuary. , ; ; ; , ; ; ; ;

‏ Numbers 18:1-3

Thou Num 17:3, Num 17:7, Num 17:13; Heb 4:15

shall bear To counterbalance the high honour conferred on Aaron and his family, and to allay the fears and abate the envy of the people, it is here declared, that the priest must bear the blame of everything which was not properly conducted in the sanctuary. Num 18:22, Num 14:34; Exod 28:38; Lev 22:9; Isa 53:6, Isa 53:11; Ezek 3:18-19; Acts 20:26-27; Heb 13:17; 1Pet 2:24

joined unto thee There is a fine paronomasia in the original. Levi is desired from lawah, to join, couple, associate; hence Moses says, the Levites yillawoo, "shall be joined," or associated, with the priests. They shall conjointly perform the sacred office, but the priests shall be principal, the Levites their associates or assistants. Num 18:4; Gen 29:34

minister Num 3:6-9, Num 8:19, Num 8:22

but thou Num 3:10-13, Num 4:15, Num 16:40, Num 17:7; 1Chr 16:39-40; 2Chr 30:16; Ezek 44:15

only they Num 3:25, Num 3:31, Num 3:36, Num 4:19-20, Num 16:40

neither Num 4:15