Numbers 3:9
“And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.”
Numbers 3:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
- DARBYDarby
- And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
Context: Numbers 3
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.
9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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.