John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:10
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons ,.... To the priestly office; this was done before, but is renewed for the confirmation of it, and repeated to put them in mind of it, that they be careful to execute it, as follows: and they shall wait on their priest's office , to do what was peculiar to it, both in the holy and in the most holy place, at the altar, and within, the vail, where the Levites had nothing to do; and this is observed that the priests might take notice, that by the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:9
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons ,.... To be their ministers and servants: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel : even all of them entirely, none excepted; the whole tribe which were not in the priestly office; those were separated from the rest of the tribes of Israel, and appointed for the service of the priests: or they were "given, given" F17 נתונים נתונים "dati, dati", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius. ; which is... read more