Numbers 16:40
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger , which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel,.... The whole body of them; this explains what is meant by sign, Num 16:38; that it was to put or keep in mind what follows:
that no stranger which is…
We must now look back to the door of the tabernacle, where we left the pretenders to the priesthood with their censers in their hands ready to offer incense; and here we find,
I. Vengeance taken on…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
which is not of the seed of Aaron i.e. a priest, and not a Levite as Korah was (see note before Num 16:16).
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