Lexicon :: Strong's H8334 - šāraṯ

Joseph found favor with his master and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.[fn]

The captain of the guards assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant, and they were in custody for some time.[fn]

So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua and went up the mountain of God.

“The robe will be worn by Aaron whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters the sanctuary before the LORD and when he exits, so that he does not die.

“These must be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary area, so that they do not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and for his future descendants.

“Any priest who is one of his sons and who succeeds him and enters the tent of meeting to minister in the sanctuary must wear them for seven days.

“Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

The LORD would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp. His assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

“and the specially woven[fn] garments for ministering in the sanctuary ​— ​the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

They made specially woven[fn] garments for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron from the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

a bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the robe[fn] to be worn for ministry. They made it just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

and the specially woven[fn] garments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

“Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.

“Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.

Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen[fn] ​— ​and all the work relating to them.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.

“They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame.

“and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins ​— ​all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of fine leather over it and insert its poles.[fn]

“He may assist his brothers to fulfill responsibilities[fn] 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.”

Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth,[fn] responded, “Moses, my lord, stop them! ”

“Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

“But also bring your relatives with you from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, so they may join you and assist you and your sons in front of the tent of the testimony.

“At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to stand before the LORD to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today.

“The person who acts arrogantly, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there serving the LORD your God or to the judge, must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

“For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.[fn]

“he may serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the LORD.

“Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in[fn] every dispute and case of assault.

After the death of Moses the LORD’s servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’s assistant:

Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the LORD in the presence of the priest Eli.

Samuel served in the LORD’s presence ​— ​this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.

The boy Samuel served the LORD in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the LORD was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

Instead, he called to the servant who waited on him, “Get this away from me, throw her out, and bolt the door behind her! ”

The girl was of unsurpassed beauty, and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with[fn] her.

So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was attending to him.

and because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

the food at his table, his servants’ residence, his attendants’ service and their attire, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he offered at the LORD’s temple, it took her breath away.

So he turned back from following him, took the team of oxen, and slaughtered[fn] them. With the oxen’s wooden yoke and plow, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he left, followed Elijah, and served him.

But Elisha’s attendant asked, “What? Am I to set this before a hundred men? ”

“Give it to the people to eat,” Elisha said, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat, and they will have some left over.’ ”

When the servant of the man of God got up early and went out, he discovered an army with horses and chariots surrounding the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do? ”

They also took the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the bronze articles used in the priests’ service.

They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them.

Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before him forever.”

David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate the LORD God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him.

So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.

Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses.

Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the LORD, to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the LORD’s temple, just as their relatives did.

This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout[fn] the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

David assembled all the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials, the fighting men, and all the best soldiers.

And because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the LORD filled God’s temple.