Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

In Context

9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.

11And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:4And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Acts 6:6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

1 Timothy 4:14Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

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 →

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