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They must join[a] with you, and they will be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent, but no unauthorized person[b] may approach you. You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be[c] no more wrath on the Israelites. I myself have chosen[d] your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the Lord, to perform the duties[e] of the tent of meeting.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:4 tn Now the sentence uses the Niphal perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive from the same root לָוָה (lavah).
  2. Numbers 18:4 tn The word is “stranger, alien,” but it can also mean Israelites here.
  3. Numbers 18:5 tn The clause is a purpose clause, and the imperfect tense a final imperfect.
  4. Numbers 18:6 tn Heb “taken.”
  5. Numbers 18:6 tn The infinitive construct in this sentence is from עָבַד (ʿavad), and so is the noun that serves as its object: to serve the service.

They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(A)

“You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(B) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again. I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you,(C) dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.(D)

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