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16 “The responsibility of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is the oil for the light, the [a]fragrant incense, the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 18 “Do not cut off (eliminate, destroy) the tribe of the families of the Kohathites [who are only Levites and not priests], from among the Levites [by exposing them to the sin of [b]touching the most holy things].

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:16 Or incense of spices.
  2. Numbers 4:18 The Kohathites would die if they touched the holy things unless some provision was made for them.

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