Numbers 4:18

Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

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Interpretation

The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to keep them from being seen.

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This thought runs through Numbers 4:17-20.

Numbers 4:17 Numbers 4:18 Numbers 4:19 Numbers 4:20

Glossary

Kohathites People: The descendants of Kohath. They formed the first of the three divisions of the Levites ( Ex. 6:16 , 18; Num. 3:17 ).