They are to join you and guard the tent of meeting, doing all the work at the tent, but no unauthorized person may come near you.

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And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

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28 “but their duty will be to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the Lord’s temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God’s temple— 29 as well as the rows of the Bread of the Presence,(A) the fine flour for the grain offering,(B) the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking,[a](C) the mixing,(D) and all measurements of volume and length.(E) 30 They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise in the evening. 31 Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons,(F) and appointed festivals, they are to offer them regularly in the Lord’s presence according to the number prescribed for them.(G) 32 They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place,(H) and for their relatives, the descendants of Aaron,(I) in the service of the Lord’s temple.”

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Footnotes

  1. 23:29 Lit the griddle

28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even:

31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:

32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.

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