The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the three guardians of the threshold;
Numbers 3:32 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites and to have oversight of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary. American Standard Version (1901) And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. Common English Bible The head chief over the chiefs of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest. He was supervisor over those performing the duties of the sanctuary. Catholic Public Domain Version But the leader of the leaders of the Levites, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over those who watch over the care of the Sanctuary. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary. |
The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the three guardians of the threshold;
son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of the chief priest Aaron—
He said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen—all the service pertaining to these.
To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites; these were the clans of Merari.
“Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its utensils.”
All the service of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do, and you shall assign to them as duties all that they are to carry.
their enrollment by their clans and their ancestral houses was two thousand six hundred thirty.
They may assist their brothers in the tent of meeting in carrying out their duties, but they shall perform no service. Thus you shall do with the Levites in assigning their duties.”