Bilangan 4:26

4:26 the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, ¹  which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. ² 

Bilangan 8:8

8:8 Then they are to take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with olive oil; and you are to take a second young bull for a purification offering. ³ 

Bilangan 8:22

8:22 After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

Bilangan 8:26

8:26 They may assist ⁴  their colleagues ⁵  in the tent of meeting, to attend to needs, but they must do no work. This is the way you must establish ⁶  the Levites regarding their duties.”

Bilangan 17:6

17:6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, ⁷  according to their tribes ⁸  – twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

[4:26]  ¹ tc This whole clause is not in the Greek text; it is likely missing due to homoioteleuton.

[4:26]  ² tn The work of these people would have been very demanding, since the size and weight of the various curtains and courtyard hangings would have been great. For a detailed discussion of these, see the notes in the book of Exodus on the construction of the items.

[8:8]  ³ sn The first sacrifice was for the purification of the Levites. The second animal, which Moses was to take, would be used for the purification of the tabernacle from all pollution.

[8:26]  ⁴ tn The verb is the Piel perfect of שָׁרַת (sharat, “to serve, minister”). Here the form has the vav (ו) consecutive, and so is equal to the imperfect tense stressing permission. After the Levites reached the age of retirement, they were permitted to assist the others, but were not permitted to do the work themselves.

[8:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “brothers,” but the meaning in this context is “fellow Levites.”

[8:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “you shall do, make.”

[17:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “a rod for one leader, a rod for one leader.”

[17:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”