במדבר י״ח:א׳-ז׳

ויאמר ה' אל אהרן. לְמֹשֶׁה אָמַר שֶׁיֹּאמַר לְאַהֲרֹן, לְהַזְהִירוֹ עַל תַּקָּנַת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלֹּא יִכָּנְסוּ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ:

Adonoy said to Aharon. He told Moshe to say to Aharon, To exhort him concerning [precautions] for the benefit of the Israelites, so that they do not enter the Sanctuary.

אתה ובניך ובית אביך. הֵם בְּנֵי קְהָת אֲבִי עַמְרָם:

You, your sons, and your father’s house. The children of Kehos, Amram’s father.

תשאו את עון המקדש. עֲלֵיכֶם אֲנִי מַטִּיל עֹנֶשׁ הַזָּרִים שֶׁיֶּחֶטְאוּ בְעִסְקֵי הַדְּבָרִים הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים הַמְּסוּרִים לָכֶם, הוּא הָאֹהֶל וְהָאָרוֹן וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן וּכְלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ — אַתֶּם תֵּשְׁבוּ וְתַזְהִירוּ עַל כָּל זָר הַבָּא לִגַּע:

Will bear the sin of the Sanctuary. I am casting, upon you, the punishment of the unauthorized persons who sin by their involvement with the sacred objects placed in your charge — the Tent, Ark, Table, and sacred vessels. You must station yourselves and warn every unauthorized person who attempts contact.

ואתה ובניך. הַכֹּהֲנִים:

And you and your sons. The kohanim.

תשאו את עון כהנתכם. שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְסוּרָה לַלְוִיִּם, וְתַזְהִירוּ הַלְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹגְגִים שֶׁלֹּא יִגְּעוּ אֲלֵיכֶם בַּעֲבוֹדַתְכֶם:

Will bear the sin of your kehunah. Since it is not a charge given to the Levites, you must warn the erring Levites not to come in contact with you during your service.

וגם אחיך. בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן וּבְנֵי מְרָרִי:

Also, your brothers. The sons of Gershon and the sons of Merori.

וילוו. וְיִתְחַבְּרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם, לְהַזְהִיר גַּם אֶת הַזָּרִים מִלִּקְרַב אֲלֵיהֶם:

They shall join you. They shall unite with you in also warning the unauthorized persons not to approach them.

וישרתוך. בִּשְׁמִירַת הַשְּׁעָרִים וּלְמַנּוֹת מֵהֶם גִּזְבָּרִין וַאֲמַרְכָּלִין (ספרי):

And serve you. By guarding the gateways, and through the appointment, from them, of custodians and administrators.

וזר לא יקרב אליכם. אֶתְכֶם אֲנִי מַזְהִיר עַל כָּךְ:

A commonor should not approach you. I admonish you about this.

ולא יהיה עוד קצף. כְּמוֹ שֶׁהָיָה כְבָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר י"ז) "כִּי יָצָא הַקֶּצֶף" (ספרי):

So that there will be no more wrath. As there already was, as it is said, “for the wrath has surfaced.”

לכם מתנה נתנים. יָכוֹל לַעֲבוֹדַתְכֶם שֶׁל הֶדְיוֹט, תַּ"ל "לַה'", כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּפֹרָשׁ לְמַעְלָה, לִשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמֶרֶת גִּזְבָּרִין וַאֲמַרְכָּלִין:

Given to you as a gift. Perhaps for your personal, secular service? The Torah, therefore, teaches, “for God,” as specified above, to attend to the mandate — custodians and administrators.

עבדת מתנה. בְּמַתָּנָה נְתַתִּיהָ לָכֶם:

The service as a gift. I have given it to you as a gift.