Numbers 8:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he hath ministered with his brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and doth not do service; thus thou dost to the Levites concerning their charge.’

King James Bible
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

Hebrew
After that, they may assist
וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת (wə·šê·rêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

their brothers
אֶחָ֜יו (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

in fulfilling
לִשְׁמֹ֣ר (liš·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

their duties
מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת (miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

at the Tent
בְּאֹ֤הֶל (bə·’ō·hel)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Meeting,
מוֹעֵד֙ (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

but they themselves are not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to do
יַעֲבֹ֑ד (ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

the work.
וַעֲבֹדָ֖ה (wa·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind

This is how
כָּ֛כָה (kā·ḵāh)
Adverb
Strong's 3602: Just so

you are to assign
תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

responsibilities
בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ (bə·miš·mə·rō·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

to the Levites.”
לַלְוִיִּ֖ם (lal·wî·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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