That Moses commanded the Levites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
That Moses commanded the Levites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,
That Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,
that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
The Levites, which bare the ark - i. e., as in Deuteronomy 31:9, "the priests the sons of Levi." The non-priestly Levites could not so much as enter the sanctuary or touch the ark (compare Numbers 4:15). Though in the journeys through the wilderness the ark was borne by the non-priestly Kohathites, yet on occasions of a more solemn and public character it was carried by the priests themselves (Joshua 3:3 ff, Joshua 4:9-10; Joshua 6:6, Joshua 6:12; Joshua 8:33; 1 Kings 8:3).
31:25 The Levites - The priests, Deuteronomy 31:9 , who also were Levites.