They were to keep watch over the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place and the sons of Aaron their kinsmen for avodah in the House of Adonai.
Deuteronomy 18:7 - Tree of Life Version and serves in the Name of Adonai his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then he may minister in the name [and presence of] the Lord his God like all his brethren the Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah. Common English Bible and ministers in the LORD his God’s name, just like his relatives—the other Levites serving there in the LORD’s presence— Catholic Public Domain Version he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as do all his brothers, the Levites, who will be standing at that time in the sight of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, that shall stand at that time before the Lord. |
They were to keep watch over the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place and the sons of Aaron their kinsmen for avodah in the House of Adonai.
“Suppose a Levite comes from one of your towns, wherever he is living in all of Israel, and he comes whenever his soul desires to the place Adonai chooses,