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Numbers 3:6

"Bring all the men from the tribe of Levi. Bring them to Aaron the priest. These men will be his helpers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Minister, Christian;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Levites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Levites, the;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   Moses;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Camp and encamp;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;   Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aharon the Kohen, that they may minister to him.
King James Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Lexham English Bible
"Bring near the tribe of Levi, and set the tribe before Aaron the priest, and they will minister to him.
New Century Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to help him.
New English Translation
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
Amplified Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him.
New American Standard Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi forward and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Bring the tribe of Leui, and set the before Aaron the Priest that they may serue him,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi near and have them stand before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Contemporary English Version
Assign the Levi tribe to Aaron the priest. They will be his assistants
Complete Jewish Bible
"Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that they can help him.
Darby Translation
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;
English Standard Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
George Lamsa Translation
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Good News Translation
"Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.
Literal Translation
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and you shall cause it to stand before Aaron the priest. And they shall serve him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Bringe hither the trybe of Leui, and set them before Aaron the prest, yt they maye serue wt him, & wayte vpon him
American Standard Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Bible in Basic English
Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Bryng the tribe of Leui, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serue hym:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
King James Version (1611)
Bring the tribe of Leui neere, and present them before Aaron the Priest, that they may minister vnto him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,
English Revised Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Berean Standard Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`and seide, `Presente thou the lynage of Leuy, and make to stonde in the siyt of Aaron, preest, that thei mynystre to hym;
Young'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,
Update Bible Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
World English Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
New King James Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
New Living Translation
"Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.
New Life Bible
"Bring the family of Levi near. Set them in front of Aaron the religious leader so they may serve him.
New Revised Standard
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest, - so shall they wait upon him;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
Revised Standard Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

Contextual Overview

1 This is the family history of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord talked to Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 Aaron had four sons. Nadab was the firstborn son. Then there were Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These sons were the chosen priests. They were given the special work of serving the Lord as priests. 4 But Nadab and Abihu died while serving the Lord . They used fire that the Lord did not allow when they made an offering to him. So Nadab and Abihu died there, in the desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar took their place and served the Lord as priests. This happened while their father Aaron was still alive. 5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 "Bring all the men from the tribe of Levi. Bring them to Aaron the priest. These men will be his helpers. 7 The Levites will help him when he serves at the Meeting Tent. And they will help all the Israelites when they come to worship at the Holy Tent. 8 The Israelites should protect everything in the Meeting Tent; it is their duty. But the Levites will serve the Israelites by caring for these things. This will be their way of serving at the Holy Tent. 9 "Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites were chosen from all the Israelites to help Aaron and his sons. 10 "Appoint Aaron and his sons to be priests. They must do their duty and serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to come near the holy things must be killed."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The word hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was entirely given up to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord's. Numbers 1:49-53, Numbers 2:17, Numbers 2:33, Numbers 8:6-15, Numbers 8:22-26, Numbers 16:9-11, Numbers 18:2-6, Exodus 32:26-29, Deuteronomy 33:8, Deuteronomy 33:9, Malachi 2:4

Reciprocal: Numbers 8:19 - I have given 1 Chronicles 23:28 - for the service 1 Chronicles 23:32 - the charge of the sons 2 Chronicles 29:11 - the Lord Ezra 6:18 - as it is written

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. The snake spoke to the woman and said, "Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
Genesis 3:2
The woman answered the snake, "No, we can eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman you put here with me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it."
Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the snake, "You did this very bad thing, so bad things will happen to you. It will be worse for you than for any other animal. You must crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child's foot, but he will crush your head."
Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "I commanded you not to eat from that tree. But you listened to your wife and ate from it. So I will curse the ground because of you. You will have to work hard all your life for the food the ground produces.
Genesis 3:19
You will work hard for your food, until your face is covered with sweat. You will work hard until the day you die, and then you will become dust again. I used dust to make you, and when you die, you will become dust again."
Genesis 39:7
After some time, the wife of Joseph's master began to pay special attention to him. One day she said to him, "Sleep with me."
Joshua 7:21
In Jericho, I saw a beautiful coat from Babylonia, about 5 pounds of silver, and about a pound of gold. I wanted these things for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent. The silver is under the coat."
2 Samuel 11:2
One evening he got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his house. From there he saw a woman bathing. She was very beautiful,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Bring the tribe of Levi near,.... Separate them from the rest, set them apart for special service about, the sanctuary, let them have a place nearer to it than the other tribes, or offer them, that is, to the Lord, as in Numbers 8:11; as well as bring them near to Aaron; so it follows:

and present them before Aaron the priest; that he may receive them as a gift unto him, as servants to wait upon him; and! that he may appoint and declare unto them their work, and set them about it:

that they may minister unto him; in guarding the tabernacle taking care of the vessels of it, taking it down, carrying it, from place to place, and setting it up as there was occasion for it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 3:6. Bring the tribe of Levi near — The original word הקרב hakreb is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was given up entirely to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord's property.


 
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