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Wycliffe Bible

Numbers 3:7

and wake, and that thei kepe what euer thing perteyneth to the religioun of multitude, bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Minister, Christian;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Levites, the;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Duty;   Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   Moses;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Camp and encamp;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
King James Version
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Lexham English Bible
They shall observe his duties and the duties of the entire community before the tent of assembly, to do the work of the tabernacle.
New Century Version
They will help him and all the Israelites at the Meeting Tent, doing the work in the Holy Tent.
New English Translation
They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
Amplified Bible
"They shall carry out the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle.
New American Standard Bible
"They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And take the charge with him, euen the charge of the whole Congregation before the Tabernacle of the Congregation to doe the seruice of the Tabernacle.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they shall keep his responsibility and the responsibility for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle.
Contemporary English Version
and will work at the sacred tent for him and for all the Israelites.
Complete Jewish Bible
They are to carry out his duties and the duties of the whole community before the tent of meeting in performing the service of the tabernacle.
Darby Translation
and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Levites will help him when he serves at the Meeting Tent. And they will help all the Israelites when they come to worship at the Holy Tent.
English Standard Version
They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.
George Lamsa Translation
And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation in the presence of the LORD before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Good News Translation
They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.
Christian Standard Bible®
They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
Literal Translation
and keep his charge, and the charge of all the congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& vpo the whole congregacion before ye Tabernacle of witnesse, and execute the seruyce of the habitacion,
American Standard Version
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Bible in Basic English
In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And take the charge with hym, euen the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the seruice of the tabernacle.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
King James Version (1611)
And they shall keepe his charge, and the charge of the whole Congregation before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to doe the seruice of the Tabernacle.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and shall keep his charges, and the charges of the children of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the tabernacle.
English Revised Version
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Berean Standard Bible
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
Young's Literal Translation
and kept his charge, and the charge of all the company before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle;
Update Bible Version
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
World English Bible
They shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
New King James Version
And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle.
New Living Translation
They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle.
New Life Bible
They will do the duties for him and for all the people in front of the meeting tent. They will do the work around the meeting tent,
New Revised Standard
They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
so shall they keep his charge, and the charge of all the assembly, before the tent of meeting, - to do the laborious work of the habitation;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,
Revised Standard Version
They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

Contextual Overview

1 These ben the generaciouns of Aaron and of Moises, in the dai in which the Lord spak to Moises, in the hil of Synay. 2 And these ben the names of `the sones of Aaron; his first gendrid, Nadab; aftirward, Abyu, and Eleazar, and Ythamar; these ben the names of `Aarons sones, 3 preestis, that weren anoyntid, and whos hondis weren fillid and halewid, that thei schulden `be set in preesthod. 4 Nadab and Abyu, whanne thei offeriden alien fier in the `siyt of the Lord, in the deseert of Synay, weren deed without fre children; and Eleazar and Ythamar `weren set in preesthod bifor Aaron hir fadir. 5 And the Lord spak to Moises, 6 `and seide, `Presente thou the lynage of Leuy, and make to stonde in the siyt of Aaron, preest, that thei mynystre to hym; 7 and wake, and that thei kepe what euer thing perteyneth to the religioun of multitude, bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng; 8 and that thei kepe the vessels of the tabernacle, and serue in the seruyce therof. 9 And thou schalt yyue bi fre yifte the Leuytis to Aaron and hise sones, to whiche thei ben youun of the sones of Israel. 10 Sotheli thou schalt ordeyne Aaron and hise sones on the religioun of preesthod; a straungere, that neiyeth for to mynystre, and schal die.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

keep: Numbers 3:32, Numbers 8:26, Numbers 31:30, 1 Chronicles 23:28-32, 1 Chronicles 26:20, 1 Chronicles 26:22, 1 Chronicles 26:26

to do the: Numbers 1:50, Numbers 8:11, Numbers 8:15, Numbers 8:24-26

Reciprocal: Leviticus 8:35 - keep Numbers 1:53 - shall pitch Numbers 3:25 - the charge Numbers 3:28 - keeping Numbers 3:38 - for the charge Numbers 4:3 - to do Numbers 18:21 - even the service Numbers 18:23 - do the service Hebrews 13:10 - serve

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
Forsothe euer eithir was nakid, that is, Adam and his wijf, and thei weren not aschamed.
Genesis 3:5
for whi God woot that in what euere dai ye schulen ete therof, youre iyen schulen be opened, and ye schulen be as Goddis, knowynge good and yuel.
Genesis 3:10
And Adam seide, Y herde thi vois in paradijs, and Y drede, for Y was nakid, and Y hidde me.
Genesis 3:11
To whom the Lord seide, Who forsothe schewide to thee that thou were nakid, no but for thou hast ete of the tre of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete?
Deuteronomy 28:34
and wondrynge at the ferdfulnesse of tho thingis whiche thin iyen schulen se.
2 Kings 6:20
And whanne thei hadden entrid into Samarie, Elisee seide, Lord, opene thou the iyen of these men, that thei see. And the Lord openyde her iyen, and thei siyen, that thei weren in the myddis of Samarie.
Isaiah 28:20
Forsothe the bed is streit, so that the tother falle doun; and a schort mentil schal not hile euer either.
Isaiah 59:6
The webbis of hem schulen not be in to cloth, nethir thei schulen be hilid with her werkis; the werkis of hem ben vnprofitable werkis, and the werk of wickidnesse is in the hondis of hem.
Luke 16:23
And the riche man was deed also, and was biried in helle. And he reiside hise iyen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation,.... The charge of Aaron and of all the people of Israel, which was to secure the sanctuary from being polluted or plundered: this the Levites were to be employed about, and thereby ease the high priest and the other priests, and the people, of what otherwise would have been incumbent on them:

before the tabernacle of the congregation; not within it, neither in the holy place, nor in the most holy place, where they might not enter, to do any service peculiar thereunto, but at the door of the tabernacle, and in the court of it, and in the rooms and chambers in it: and do the service of the tabernacle; not to offer sacrifices on the altar of the burnt offering, which stood in the court, and much less to burn incense on the altar of incense, and to him the lamps, and set on the shewbread in the holy place; and still less to enter into the most holy place, and do there what was to be done on the day of atonement; but to do all that is before observed, and to bring the people's offerings to the priest, and to assist in slaying them; and to keep all profane and polluted persons out of it, the tabernacle, as we find in later times; they were porters at it, and some of them were singers in it, and had the care of various things belonging to it: see 1 Chronicles 9:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

keep his charge - i. e. so assist him that the obligations incumbent on him and on the congregation may be fulfilled.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 3:7. The charge of the whole congregation — They shall work for the whole congregation; and instead of the first-born.


 
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