Cross Reference NUMBERS 18:2 AND THY BRETHREN ALSO OF THE TRIBE OF LEVI THE TRIBE OF THY FATHER BRING THOU WITH THEE THAT THEY MAY BE JOINED UNTO THEE AND MINISTER UNTO THEE BUT THOU AND THY SONS WITH THEE SHALL MINISTER BEFORE THE TABERNACLE OF WITNESS

{Numbers 18:2} And x853 thy brethren 251 also x1571 of the tribe 4294 of Levi, 3878 the tribe 7626 of thy father, 1 bring 7126 z8685 thou with x854 thee, that they may be joined 3867 z8735 unto x5921 thee, and minister 8334 z8762 unto thee: but thou x859 and thy sons 1121 with x854 thee [shall minister] before 6440 the tabernacle 168 of witness. 5715

joined unto thee:
There is a fine paronomasia in the original. Levi is desired from lawah, to join, couple, associate; hence Moses says, the Levites yillawoo, "shall be joined," or associated, with the priests. They shall conjointly perform the sacred office, but the priests shall be principal, the Levites their associates or assistants. "And they shall be joinedª ° unto¹ thee, and keepª °¹ the chargeª of the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª for all¹ the serviceª of the tabernacle:ª and a strangerª ° shall not¹ come nighª ° unto¹ you." {Num 18:4} + "And she conceived¹ again,² °¹ and bareª ° a son;ª and said,ª ° Now¹ this timeª will my husbandª be joinedª ° unto¹ me, because¹ I have bornª ° him threeª sons:ª therefore¹ ¹ was his nameª calledª ° Levi.ª" {Gen 29:34}

minister:
"Bring² ° the tribe² of Levi² near,ª °¹ ¹ ¹ and presentª ° them beforeª Aaronª the priest,ª that they may ministerª ° unto him. ... And thou shalt giveª °¹ the Levitesª unto Aaronª and to his sons:ª they¹ [are] wholly givenª ° unto him out of¹ ¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 3:6-9} + "And I have givenª °¹ the Levitesª [as] a giftª ° to Aaronª and to his sonsª from amongª ¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª to doª °¹ the serviceª of the childrenª of Israelª in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª and to make an atonementª ° for¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª that there be¹ no¹ plagueª among the childrenª of Israel,ª when the childrenª of Israelª come nighª ° unto¹ the sanctuary.ª" {Num 8:19} + "And afterª that¹ went² ° the Levites² in¹ ¹ to doª °¹ their serviceª in the tabernacleª of the congregationª beforeª Aaron,ª and beforeª his sons:ª as¹ the LORDª had commandedª °¹ Mosesª concerning¹ the Levites,ª so¹ didª ° they unto them." {Num 8:22}

but thou:
"And thou shalt appointª ° Aaronª and his sons,ª and they shall wait onª °¹ their priest's office:ª and the strangerª ° that cometh nighª shall be put to death.ª ° ... Because¹ all¹ the firstbornª [are] mine; [for] on the dayª that I smoteª ° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egyptª I hallowedª ° unto me all¹ the firstbornª in Israel,ª both manª ¹ and¹ beast:ª mine shall they be:¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Num 3:10-13} + "And when Aaronª and his sonsª have made an endª ° of coveringª °¹ the sanctuary,ª and all¹ the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª as the campª is to set forward;ª ° afterª that,¹ the sonsª of Kohathª shall comeª ° to bearª ° [it]: but they shall not¹ touchª °¹ [any] holy thing,ª lest they die.ª ° These¹ [things are] the burdenª of the sonsª of Kohathª in the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 4:15} + "[To be] a memorialª unto the childrenª of Israel,ª thatª ª no¹ stranger,ª ª ° which¹ [is] not¹ of the seedª ¹ of Aaron,ª come nearª ° to offerª ° incenseª beforeª the LORD;ª that he be¹ not¹ as Korah,ª and as his company:ª as¹ the LORDª saidª ° to him by the handª of Moses.ª" {Num 16:40} + "And Mosesª laid up² °¹ ¹ the rodsª beforeª the LORDª in the tabernacleª of witness.ª" {Num 17:7} + "And Zadokª the priest,ª and his brethrenª the priests,ª beforeª the tabernacleª of the LORDª in the high placeª that¹ [was] at Gibeon,ª ... To offerª ° burnt offeringsª unto the LORDª upon¹ the altarª of the burnt offeringª continuallyª morningª and evening,ª and [to do] according to all¹ that is writtenª ° in the lawª of the LORD,ª which¹ he commandedª ° Israel;ª" {1Ch 16:39-40} + "And they stoodª ° in¹ their placeª after their manner,ª according to the lawª of Mosesª the manª of God:ª the priestsª sprinkledª °¹ the blood,ª [which they received] of the handª ¹ of the Levites.ª" {2Ch 30:16} + "But the priestsª the Levites,ª the sonsª of Zadok,ª that¹ keptª °¹ the chargeª of my sanctuaryª when the childrenª of Israelª went astrayª ° from¹ ¹ me, they¹ shall come nearª ° to¹ me to ministerª ° unto me, and they shall standª ° beforeª me to offerª ° unto me the fatª and the blood,ª saithª ° the Lordª GOD:ª" {Ezk 44:15}

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