Numbers 18:5
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary,.... That is, the priests, Aaron and his sons; the high priest was to keep the charge of the most holy place particularly, and do what was to be done in…
The coherence of this chapter with that foregoing is very observable.
I. The people, in the close of that chapter, had complained of the difficulty and peril that there were in drawing near to God,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
ye shall keep the charge&c. It yeincludes both priests and Levites, then -the sanctuary" is used in its widest sense to include the tent and the court and everything contained in them, which are to be…
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