Numbers 3:6

Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest,—so shall they wait upon him;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

In Context

5Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying—

7so shall they keep his charge, and the charge of all the assembly, before the tent of meeting,—to do the laborious work of the habitation;

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Cross References

Exodus 32:26So Moses took his stand in the gate of the camp, and said—Who is for Yahweh? …To me! Then gathered unto him all the sons of Levi,

Numbers 1:50But do, thou thyself, put the Levites in charge over the habitation of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof and over all that pertaineth thereto, they, shall bear the habitation, and all the furniture thereof, and they, shall attend thereupon; and, round about the habitation, shall they encamp.

Numbers 2:33But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel,—As Yahweh commanded Moses.

Numbers 8:16For, given, given, they are unto me, out of the midst of the sons of Israel,—instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth from among the sons of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

Numbers 16:9Is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself,—to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them?

Numbers 18:1And Yahweh said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and the house of thy father with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary,—and, thou, and thy sons with thee, shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:2-14

The Separation of the Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in Mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord , when they offered strange fire before the Lord , in the wilderness of Sinai, and… Read the whole commentary →

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