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Numbers 8:11 KJV
Numbers · chapter 8 · verse 11
And 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.Numbers 8:11 · King James Version
Numbers 8:11 in context
9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringtᵉnûwphâha brandishingH8573 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- executeʻâbadto workH5647 →
- serviceʻăbôdâhwork of any kindH5656 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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We read before of the separating of the Levites from among the children of Israel when they were numbered, and the numbering of them by themselves (Num 3:6, Num 3:15), that they might be employed in the service of the tabernacle.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-26