Numbers 3:38

Moses The mention of his name in a command given to him is strange. It would be still stranger if he were the writer of the passage.

the charge i.e. that which has to be attended to.

for the charge of the children of Israel An idiomatic use of -for" confined to late writings. It is virtually equivalent to -and." (Cf. Numbers 3:26 - forall the service" with Numbers 3:31; Numbers 3:36- andall the service.") That which had to be attended to for the laity was the offering of sacrifice on the altar in the court.