Numbers 8:21

And the Levites accepted the cleansing from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Yahweh,—and Aaron put a propitiatory-covering over them to make them pure.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

In Context

20And Moses and Aaron and all the assembly of the sons of Israel did thus unto the Levites,—according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses as touching the Levites, so, did the sons of Israel unto them.

22And after that, went the Levites in to do their laborious work in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and before his sons,—as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so, did they unto them.

Read all of Numbers 8

Cross References

Numbers 3:12I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall the Levites be mine;

Numbers 8:11and Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Yahweh, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall they be for performing the laborious work of Yahweh.

Numbers 19:12He, shall cleanse himself from sin therewith on the third day, then on the seventh day, shall he be clean,—but if he cleanse not himself from sin on the third day, then on the seventh day, shall he not be clean,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Numbers 8:21