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Numbers 3:32

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3:32Now the head of all the Levitical leaders44 was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible45 for the sanctuary.

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  1. 44 The Hebrew construction has “the leader of the leaders of” (וּנְשִׂיא נְשִׂיאֵי, unési’ nési’ey).
  2. 45 Heb “the keepers of the responsibility” (שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת, shomérey mishmeret). The participle is a genitive specifying the duty to which he was appointed (thing possessed); its cognate genitive emphasizes that their responsibility was over the holy place.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

NLTNew Living Translation

Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest who had oversight of those keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.