Numbers 8:1

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2“Speak to Aaron, and you have said to him: In your causing the lights to go up, the seven lights give light toward the front of the face of the lampstand.”

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Cross References

Exodus 25:31And you have made a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand is made of beaten work; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knobs, and its flowers are of the same;

Deuteronomy 10:8At that time YHWH has separated the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, to stand before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name to this day;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:1

This chapter is concerning the lamps or lights of the sanctuary. I. The burning lamps in the candlestick, which the priests were charged to tend, ver. 1-4 . II. The living lamps (if I may so call them), The Levites, who as ministers were burning and shining lights. The ordination of the priests we had an account of, Lev. viii . Here we have an account of the ordination of the Levites, the inferior clergy. 1. How they were purified, ver. 5-8 . 2. How they were parted with by the people, ver. 9, 10 . 3. How they… Read the whole commentary →

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