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John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 18:6

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites, from among the children of Israel, etc.] (See Gill on “<040312>Numbers 3:12”); where the same is said, only they, are here called the brethren of the priests for the reason given, (<041802>Numbers 18:2); to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; (see Gill on “<040307>Numbers 3:7”), (see Gill on “<040308>Numbers 3:8”), and (see Gill on “<040309>Numbers 3:9”).
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