Numbers 3:6
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.”
Numbers 3:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
- DARBYDarby
- Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Context: Numbers 3
4And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
About Numbers 3: The Levites
A second census is taken of the Levites, and their duties in serving the Tabernacle are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers 3, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were to serve as the priests of Israel. The Lord commands that all males from the age of one month and older were to be counted. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to the service of the tabernacle, and to assign them to the various tasks of the tabernacle. The Lord also commands that the Levites were to be redeemed from the other tribes of Israel, and that they were to be given to Aaron and his sons as a special gift from the Lord.