Numbers 18:1 meaning and explanation

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

Numbers 18:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks directly to Aaron after the rebellion of Korah, when the boundaries around the sanctuary had been dangerously blurred. To "bear iniquity" here means to answer for any offense against the holy things, not to commit it.

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