Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8334 [e] וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת wə-šê-rêṯ And they may minister Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms 854 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- with Prep 251 [e] אֶחָ֜יו ’e-ḥāw their brothers N-mpc | 3ms 168 [e] בְּאֹ֤הֶל bə-’ō-hel in the tabernacle Prep-b | N-msc 4150 [e] מוֹעֵד֙ mō-w-‘êḏ of meeting N-ms 8104 [e] לִשְׁמֹ֣ר liš-mōr to attend Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 4931 [e] מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת miš-me-reṯ, to needs N-fs 5656 [e] וַעֲבֹדָ֖ה wa-‘ă-ḇō-ḏāh but work Conj-w | N-fs 3808 [e] לֹ֣א lō no Adv-NegPrt 5647 [e] יַעֲבֹ֑ד ya-‘ă-ḇōḏ; They [themselves] shall do V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 3602 [e] כָּ֛כָה kā-ḵāh thus Adv 6213 [e] תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה ta-‘ă-śeh you shall do V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 3881 [e] לַלְוִיִּ֖ם lal-wî-yim to the Levites Prep-l | N-proper-mp 4931 [e] בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ bə-miš-mə-rō-ṯām. regarding their duties Prep-b | N-fpc | 3mp   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
"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."

King James Bible
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He may assist his brothers to fulfill responsibilities at the tent of meeting, but he must not do the work. This is how you are to deal with the Levites regarding their duties."

to keep

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Ezekiel 44:8,11 And you have not kept the charge of my holy things: but you have …

and shall

1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your …

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