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Good News Translation

Numbers 3:3

They were anointed and ordained as priests,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Anointing;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Consecration;   Surrendered Life, Characteristics of;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Anointing;   Priest;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Messiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consecrate, Consecration;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ithamar ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing;   Camp and encamp;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Anointing,;   Ith'amar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Anointing;   Consecrate;   Fire;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anointing;   Hafṭarah;   High Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
These are the names of the sons of Aharon, the Kohanim who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the Kohen's office.
King James Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Lexham English Bible
These are the names of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, the anointed ones whom he consecrated as priests.
New Century Version
These were the names of Aaron's sons, who were appointed to serve as priests.
New English Translation
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.
Amplified Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom Aaron consecrated and ordained to minister in the priest's office.
New American Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These are the names of the sonnes of Aaron the anoynted Priests, whom Moses did consecrate to minister in the Priests office.
Legacy Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to minister as priests.
Contemporary English Version
were the ones to be ordained as priests.
Complete Jewish Bible
These were the names of the sons of Aharon the cohen, whom he anointed and ordained as cohanim.
Darby Translation
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.
Easy-to-Read Version
These sons were the chosen priests. They were given the special work of serving the Lord as priests.
English Standard Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.
George Lamsa Translation
These are the names of the sons of Aaron the priest, who were anointed and consecrated to minister in the priests office.
Christian Standard Bible®
These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
Literal Translation
These are the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests whose hands he consecrated to act as priests.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are ye names of the sonnes of Aaron, which were anoynted to be prestes, & their handes fylled for ye presthode.
American Standard Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Bible in Basic English
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These are the names of the sonnes of Aaron whiche were priestes annoynted, and whose hande was consecrated to minister.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
King James Version (1611)
These are the names of the sonnes of Aaron the Priests, which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the Priests office.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.
English Revised Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Berean Standard Bible
These were Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
preestis, that weren anoyntid, and whos hondis weren fillid and halewid, that thei schulden `be set in preesthod.
Young's Literal Translation
these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.
Update Bible Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to serve in the priest's office.
Webster's Bible Translation
These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
World English Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
New King James Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.
New Living Translation
These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests.
New Life Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the chosen religious leaders. Aaron set them apart to work as religious leaders.
New Revised Standard
these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to minister as priests.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These, are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, - who were installed to minister as priests.
Douay-Rheims Bible
These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.
Revised Standard Version
these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to minister in the priest's office.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.

Contextual Overview

1 This is the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 Aaron had four sons: Nadab, the oldest, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 They were anointed and ordained as priests, 4 but Nadab and Abihu were killed when they offered unholy fire to the Lord in the Sinai Desert. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during Aaron's lifetime. 5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 "Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest. 7 They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community. 8 They shall take charge of all the equipment of the Tent and perform the duties for the rest of the Israelites. 9 The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons. 10 You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the priests: Exodus 28:41, Exodus 40:13, Exodus 40:15, Leviticus 8:2, Leviticus 8:12, Leviticus 8:30

whom he consecrated: Heb. whose hand he filled, Exodus 29:1-37, Leviticus 8:1 - Leviticus 9:24, Hebrews 7:28

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:30 - anoint Leviticus 10:1 - Nadab Leviticus 10:2 - fire Numbers 17:3 - General Hebrews 5:4 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Genesis 3:16
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
Genesis 20:6
God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
1 Chronicles 16:22
"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."
Job 1:11
But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 2:5
But now suppose you hurt his body—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 19:21
You are my friends! Take pity on me! The hand of God has struck me down.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed,.... With the holy, anointing oil, with which they were anointed when, Aaron was and they only, see Exodus 30:30;

whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office; that is, whom Moses consecrated, by anointing them, putting the priest's garments on them, offering sacrifice for them, and filling their hands with sacrifices which is the phrase here used for consecration: see

Exodus 29:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

whom he consecrated - i. e. whom Moses consecrated, or literally as in the margin, whose “hand he filled,” by conferring their office upon them (Leviticus 8:1 ff).


 
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