Numbers 8:13
“And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.”
Numbers 8:13 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And thou shalt set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt consecrate them being offered to the Lord,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
- DARBYDarby
- And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- You shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and thou hast caused the Levites to stand before Aaron, and before his sons, and hast waved them ; a wave-offering to Jehovah;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as an offering to the LORD.
Context: Numbers 8
11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
15And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
About Numbers 8: The Consecration of the Levites
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Commentary
In Numbers 8, the Lord instructs Moses to set up the Levites as a special group of priests to serve in the Tabernacle. The Lord commands that the Levites be taken from among the Israelites and set apart for service in the Tabernacle. The Lord then gives Moses instructions on how to consecrate the Levites. He is to lay his hands on them and present them as a wave offering to the Lord. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to their duties in the Tabernacle. The Levites are to be responsible for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.