Numbers 8:13

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aharon, and before his sons, and offer them up (as) an elevation before the Lord.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.

In Context

12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullocks, and make the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, before the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.

14And thou shalt thus separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, that the Levites may minister before Me.

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Cross References

Numbers 8:11And 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.

Numbers 18:6And, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the sons of Israel; as a gift are they given to you before the Lord, to perform the service of the tabernacle of ordinance.

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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