Numbers 18:4
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they shall be joined unto thee,.... As assistants in the sacred service:
and keep the charge of tabernacle of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A stranger - i. e. every one not a Levite. So in Num 18:7, it denotes each one who was not a priest: compare Num 3:10;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 18:1-7
The coherence of this chapter with that foregoing is very observable.
I. The people, in the close of that chapter, had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a stranger Heb. zâr; anyone who is not a priest. See on Num 1:51.
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