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Numbers 8:26

NETBible	They may assist¹ their colleagues² in the tent of meeting, to attend to needs, but they must do no work. This is the way you must establish³ the Levites regarding their duties.”
NIV © biblegateway Num 8:26	They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites."
NASB © biblegateway Num 8:26	"They may, however, assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, to keep an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their obligations."
NLT © biblegateway Num 8:26	After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by performing guard duty at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you will assign duties to the Levites."
MSG © biblegateway Num 8:26	They can assist their brothers in the tasks in the Tent of Meeting, but they are not permitted to do the actual work themselves. These are the ground rules for the work of the Levites."
BBE © SABDAweb Num 8:26	But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.
NRSV © bibleoremus Num 8:26	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Num 8:26	"They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties."
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KJV	But shall minister <08334> (8765) with their brethren <0251> in the tabernacle <0168> of the congregation <04150>_, to keep <08104> (8800) the charge <04931>_, and shall do <05647> (8799) no service <05656>_. Thus shalt thou do <06213> (8799) unto the Levites <03881> touching their charge <04931>_.
NASB © biblegateway Num 8:26	"They may, however, assist <08334> their brothers <0251> in the tent <0168> of meeting <04150> , to keep <08104> an obligation <04931> , but they themselves shall do <05647> no <03808> work <05656> . Thus <03602> you shall deal <06213> with the Levites <03881> concerning their obligations <04931> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ leitourghsei <3008> V-FAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM adelfov <80> N-NSM autou <846> D-GSM en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF skhnh <4633> N-DSF tou <3588> T-GSN marturiou <3142> N-GSN fulassein <5442> V-PAN fulakav <5438> N-APF erga <2041> N-APN de <1161> PRT ouk <3364> ADV ergatai <2038> V-FMI-3S outwv <3778> ADV poihseiv <4160> V-FAI-2S toiv <3588> T-DPM leuitaiv <3019> N-DPM en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF fulakaiv <5438> N-DPF autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	They may assist <08334> their colleagues <0251> in the tent <0168> of meeting <04150> , to attend <08104> to needs <04931> , but they must do no <03808> work <05647> <05656> . This <03602> is the way you must establish <06213> the Levites <03881> regarding their duties <04931> .”
HEBREW	P Mtrmsmb <04931> Mywll <03881> hvet <06213> hkk <03602> dbey <05647> al <03808> hdbew <05656> trmsm <04931> rmsl <08104> dewm <04150> lhab <0168> wyxa <0251> ta <0854> trsw (8:26) <08334>

NETBible

They may assist¹ their colleagues² in the tent of meeting, to attend to needs, but they must do no work. This is the way you must establish³ the Levites regarding their duties.”

NET Notes

¹tn 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.

²tn Heb “brothers,” but the meaning in this context is “fellow Levites.”

³tn Heb “you shall do, make.”