Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites;

Targum Onkelos

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 bring the Levites before the tabernacle of ordinance, and assemble all the congregation of the children of Israel.

11And Aharon shall offer the Levites as an elevation before the Lord from the sons of Israel, that they may perform the service of the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, that it may be acceptable for him to propitiate on his behalf.

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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