Numbers 8:10
and thou shall present the Levites before LORD. And the sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.
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Leviticus 1:4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Acts 6:6men whom they placed before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands upon them.
1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift in thee, which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:6-26
The Consecration of the Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou… Read the whole commentary →