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Numbers 8:7 KJV
Numbers · chapter 8 · verse 7
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.Numbers 8:7 · King James Version
Numbers 8:7 in context
5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.
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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- purifyingchaṭṭâʼâhan offence , and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403 →
- Sprinklenâzâhto spirtH5137 →
- cleanseṭâhêrto be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulteratedH2891 →
- clothesbegeda coveringH899 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- shavetaʻara knife or razorH8593 →
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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