18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
18 "See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites.
18 "Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites,
18 "Don't let the tribal families of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites.
18 "Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
18 "Do not let the Kohathite clans be destroyed from among the Levites!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 4:18
Commentary on Numbers 4:4-20
(Read Numbers 4:4-20)
The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to keep them from being seen. This not only marked the reverence due to holy things, but the mystery of the things signified by those types, and the darkness of the dispensation. But now, through Christ, the case is altered, and we are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace.