Numbers 8:9

and you have brought the Levites near before the Tent of Meeting, and you have assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:

In Context

8and have taken a bullock, a son of the herd, and its present, flour mixed with oil, and you take a second bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering;

10and you have brought the Levites near before YHWH, and the sons of Israel have laid their hands on the Levites,

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Cross References

Exodus 40:12And you have brought Aaron and his sons near to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and have bathed them with water;

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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