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Numbers 3:9
9Give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants. They will be the Israelites who help him. They do not have to do anything else.
Numbers 3:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.
Context of Numbers 3:9
7They must serve him and all the Israelites. They must work at the Tent of Meeting and take care of it. 8They must work on behalf of the Israelites. They must take care of the things that are in the Tent of Meeting. That is how they will serve God. Give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants. They will be the Israelites who help him. They do not have to do anything else. 10But you must make a list of Aaron and his descendants. They will be the priests. If any other person comes near to the special Tent, they must die.’ 11The Lord also said to Moses,
Read all of Numbers 3Numbers 3:9 word by word
וְנָתַתָּה֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו נְתוּנִ֨ם נְתוּנִ֥ם הֵ֙מָּה֙ ל֔וֹ מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 3:9
- Numbers 8:19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites. They will work at the Tent of Meeting on behalf of the Israelites. And they will make peace with me on behalf of the Israelites. So there will not be a bad disease among the Israelites when they go near to God's Holy Tent.’
- Numbers 18:6I have chosen your family, the Levites, from among the other Israelite tribes. They are the Lord's gift to you, to help you take care of the Tent of Meeting.
- Ephesians 4:8This is what it says about him: ‘When he went up to the highest place, he led many prisoners with him. Then he gave gifts to his people.’
Commentaries on Numbers 3:9
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-13God chose the Levites to be assistants for the priests, represented by Aaron. They had a number of holy duties in their ministry service. They performed holy tasks to maintain the Tent of Meeting and its items (3:7,8; explained more in 4:1–33).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. Bring the tribe of Levi near--The Hebrew word "bring near" is a sacrificial term, denoting the presentation of an offering to God; and the use of the word, therefore, in connection with the Levites, signifies that they were devoted as an offering to the sanctuary, no longer to be employed in any common offices. They were subordinate to the priests, who alone enjoyed the privilege of entering the holy place; but they were employed in discharging many…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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