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New Living Translation

Numbers 3:3

These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister 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.
Good News Translation
They were anointed and ordained as priests,
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 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 line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai: 2 The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests. 4 But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord 's presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron. 5 Then the Lord said to Moses, 6 "Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants. 7 They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle. 8 They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent, serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites. 9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants. 10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must 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 replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
Genesis 3:16
Then he said to the woman, "I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
And to the man he said, "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
Genesis 20:6
In the dream God responded, "Yes, I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.
1 Chronicles 16:22
"Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets."
Job 1:11
But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
Job 2:5
But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
Job 19:21
"Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations.

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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