But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered,....
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Numbers 4:20
Numbers 4:20
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Numbers 4 — OverviewNumbers 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn the former chapter an account was taken of the whole tribe of Levi,
in this we have an account of those of that tribe who were in the prime
of their time for service, betwixt thirty and fifty years old. I. The…Numbers 4 — OverviewNumbers 4 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 4:1, The age at which the Levites were to begin to serve, and the duration of the service; Numbers 4:4, The duty of the Kohathites; Numbers 4:16, The charge of Eleazar; Numbers 4:17, The office of the priests;…Numbers 4 — OverviewNumbers 4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates an order to number the Levites fit for business, and gives an account of the time and age when they should enter into service, and how long they should continue therein, Nu 4:1; what their…Numbers 4:1-20Numbers 4:1-20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here a second muster of the tribe of Levi. As that tribe was
taken out of all Israel to be God's peculiar, so the middle-aged men of
that tribe were taken from among the rest to be actually employed in…Numbers 4:20Numbers 4:20 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethey shall: Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19; Exodus 19:21; Leviticus 10:2; 1 Samuel 6:19; Hebrews 10:19-20; Revelation 11:19
the holy things: Hakkodesh:, "the holy," or "sanctuary," i.e., the ark, as the Jews generally…