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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Numbers 18:23

But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear (n) their iniquity: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

(n) If they fail in their office, they will be punished.

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See also Numbers 18:23 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BEAR THEIR INIQUITY - The words probably refer to the iniquity of the people; who would, had they approached the tabernacle have fallen, from their proneness to transgress, into overt acts of offence....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    8. PRIESTHOOD AND INIQUITY AND THE RECOMPENSE OF THE PRIESTHOOD CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The iniquity borne by the priesthood (Numbers 18:1)_ 2. The recompense of the priests (Numbers 18:8) 3. The inherita...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DUES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE LEVITES FROM THE PEOPLE. These are here confined to the tithes (p. 99) of all vegetable produce: but in Leviticus 27:32 f. reference is also made to a tithe of cattle. T...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The Levites" dues_. These consisted in tithe levied on agricultural produce only (cf. Numbers 18:27_; Numbers 18:30_). This was similarly assigned to the Levitical priests in the earlier law contain...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    G. LEVITICAL DUTIES AND THEIR EMOLUMENTS (NUMBERS 18) TEXT Numbers 18:1. And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT THE LEVITES SHALL DO THE SERVICE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION, AND THEY SHALL BEAR THEIR INIQUITY: IT SHALL BE A STATUTE FOR EVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS, THAT AMONG THE CHILDREN OF...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    18:23 they (f-15) That is, the Levites....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DUTIES AND MAINTENANCE OF PRIESTS AND LÉVITES I. The priests are responsible for the iniquity of the sanctuary and the priesthood, i.e. for their profanation at any time by unauthorised persons a...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 18 THE DUTIES OF THE PRIESTS AND THE MEN FROM LEVI’S *TRIBE – NUMBERS 18:1-7 V1 The *LORD spoke to Aaron. He s

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עָבַ֨ד הַ לֵּוִ֜י ה֗וּא אֶת ־עֲבֹדַת֙

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    TITHES AND CLEANSINGS Numbers 18:1; Numbers 19:1 1. DUTIES AND SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY The statutes of chapter 18, are related to the rebellion of Korah by a clause in Numbers 18:5, "Ye shall keep...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GIVE GOD THE BEST Numbers 18:21 The inner service of the Tabernacle was assigned to the priests, who must be of the house of Aaron. The Levites were joined to the house of Aaron for the more menial s...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Once more we find a repetition of sundry laws which had a direct bearing on the events recorded, and the reason is explicitly stated in the words, "That there be wrath no more upon the children of Isr...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _People; or the Hebrew may be also, "they shall bear their own iniquity." If they prove negligent in performing their duty they shall be punished; and if they do not restrain the people from approachi...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I have thrown all these verses together, because one general remark will be found applicable to all. And the observation that seems to meet us, in the perusal of what is here said concerning the provi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 18. From chapter 17 to 20 this subject is set forth with the circumstances relative to it. First, the authority of Aaron is established by signs sh...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THE LEVITES SHALL DO THE SERVICE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION,.... In guarding the tabernacle, that no unclean persons enter into it, or any others take anything out of it, and in assisti...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Their iniquity_ The punishment due not only for their own, but also for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priests wi...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The charge of the Priests and Leuites. 9 The Priests portion. 21 The Leuites portion. 25 The heaue offering to the Priests out of the Leuites portion. 1 AND the LORD sayd vnto Aaron, Thou and th...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But the Levites shall do the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity, be responsible and make atonement for all the sins of which they would be guilty in conn...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OF TITHES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SERVICE OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (vs.1-7) God now impresses on Aaron the seriousness of the priestly service to which he and his sons were separated. They were to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    20-32 As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God for their Inheritance and their Portion for ever, ought to...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEIR INIQUITY, i.e. the punishment due not only for their own, but also for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priest...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 18:23 Levites H3881 perform H5647 (H8804) work H5656 tabernacle H168 meeting H4150 bear H5375 (H8799) iniqu

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVISION FOR THE LEVITES - THE TITHES ARE TO BE THEIR INHERITANCE (NUMBERS 18:21). We are now informed of the fact that the tithe, one tenth of all produce whether of domestic animals, grain, olive o...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Regulations concerning maintenance of the priests. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: We are to value as a great gift of divine bounty those called to be serviceable to us in the w...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Numbers 18:1. _Thou and thy sons shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary._ You, and you only, shall be responsible for all breaches and errors in the holy pavilion: the levites might assist in labour...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 18:21 The Levites’ income comes from the TITHE given by the other tribes. It compensates them for having NO INHERITANCE AMONG THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL (vv....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the answer of the Lord to the cry of the people recorded at the close of the preceding chapter. And after the confirmation of the priesthood of A...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION STATUS AND REVENUES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Numbers 18:1). NUMBERS 18:1 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO AARON. This clear and comprehensive

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In chapter eighteen God said in verse six, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given a gift to the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of t...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Numbers 3:7; Numbers 18:20...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Their iniquity — The punishment due not only for their own, but also for the people's miscarriage, if it be committed through their connivance or negligence. And this was the reason why the priests wi...

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