Numbers 3:5-13
Summary for Num 3:5-13: 3:5-13 a The Levites were appointed as assistants to the priests, who were represented by Aaron. Their ministry included sacred duties (3:7 b) in maintaining the Tabernacle and its furnishings (3:8 c; described in greater detail in 4:1-33 d).3:10 e The sanctuary was sacred (1:51 f; 3:38 g; 18:7 h); it was not to be approached by the unqualified (cp. 3:4 i).
Summary for Num 3:11-13: 3:11-13 j The firstborn sons ... of Israel belonged to God, having been spared when the Egyptian firstborn sons died (3:13 k; see Exod 11–12 l). The Levites were chosen ... to serve as substitutes in their place.
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