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New King James Version

Numbers 3:6

"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

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 - Hafṭarah;   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;
Easy-to-Read Version
"Bring all the men from the tribe of Levi. Bring them to Aaron the priest. These men will be his helpers.
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 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 Leviticus 10:1-7">[xr] Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu had died before the LORD when they offered profane fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father. 5 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. 7 And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. 8 Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle. 9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him [fn] from among the children of Israel. 10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."

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
Romans 5:12-21">[xr] Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
Genesis 3:2
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;
Genesis 3:12
Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:14
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."
Genesis 3:17
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, "You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return."
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it."

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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