3:31 Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered,42 the curtain, and all their service.43
tn The verb is יְשָׁרְתוּ (yésharétu, “they will serve/minister”). The imperfect tense in this place, however, probably describes what the priests would do, what they used to do. The verb is in a relative clause: “which they would serve with them,” which should be changed to read “with which they would serve.”
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tn The word is literally “its [their] service.” It describes all the implements that were there for the maintenance of these things.