Numbers 8:11
And Aaron shall separate the Levites for a gift before the Lord from the children of Israel: and they shall be prepared + 8:11 Gr. so as to perform. to perform the works of the Lord.
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Exodus 29:24And you shall put them all on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and you shall + 29:24 Gr. separate them for a separation. Heb. wave them for a wave offering. separate them as a separate offering before the Lord.
Leviticus 8:27And Moses took them at their hands, and Moses offered them on the altar, on the whole burnt offering of consecration, which is a smell of sweet savor: it is a burnt offering to the Lord.
Numbers 1:49See, you shall not muster the tribe of Levi, and you shall not take their numbers, in the midst of the children of Israel.
Numbers 6:20And the priest shall present them as an offering before the Lord; it shall be the holy portion for the priest beside the breast of the heave-offering and beside the shoulder of the wave-offering: and afterwards the votary shall drink wine.
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 →