Numbers 3:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 3:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Numbers 3:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, etc.] Take care of them that none be lost or come to any damage, especially while it was moving, and carried from place to place; then the several parts of it, as well as the vessels in it, were committed to their care and charge, the particulars of which see in (<040325>Numbers 3:25,26,31,36,37); and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle; (see Gill on “<040307>Numbers 3:7”).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Of the children of Israel - Those things which all the children of Israel are in their several places and stations obliged to take care of, though not in their persons, yet by others in their stead. Numbers 3:9”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 4:15, Num 4:28, Num 4:33, Num 10:17, Num 10:21; Ch1 26:20-28; Ezr 8:24-30; Isa 52:11 Numbers 3:9”
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