Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
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Gill's Exposition
They shall teach Jacob thy statutes, and Israel thy law,.... The priests and Levites, being dispersed among each of the tribes, having cities in them allotted to them, taught the people the laws,…
Barnes' Notes
Who said unto his father and to his mother - Compare Mat 10:37; Luk 14:26.
In blessing the tribe of Levi, Moses expresses himself more at large, not so much because it was his own tribe (for he takes no notice of his relation to it) as because it was God's tribe. The…
Cambridge Bible
When thou goest forth As Deu 20:1; Deu 21:10; cp. Deu 13:13 (14).
in camp Heb. [as] a camp, maḥaneh: a term used of the encampment itself, Deu 33:33 ff., Jos 6:11; Jos 6:14 1Sa 17:53, 2Ki 7:16; of…
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