10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
10 And thou shalt bring H7126 the Levites H3881 before H6440 the LORD: H3068 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 shall put H5564 their hands H3027 upon the Levites: H3881
10 and thou shalt present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites:
10 and thou hast brought near the Levites before Jehovah, and the sons of Israel have laid their hands on the Levites,
10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.
10 You shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,
10 And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
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Commentary on Numbers 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
This chapter is concerning the lamps or lights of the sanctuary.
Num 8:1-4
Directions were given long before this for the making of the golden candlestick (Ex. 25:31), and it was made according to the pattern shown to Moses in the mount, Ex. 37:17. But now it was that the lamps were first ordered to be lighted, when other things began to be used. Observe,
Num 8:5-26
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 (ch. 3:6, 15), that they might be employed in the service of the tabernacle. Now here we have directions given for their solemn ordination (v. 6), and the performance of it, v. 20. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from their neighbours, but they must be solemnly devoted to God. Note, All that are employed for God must be dedicated to him, according as the degree of employment is. Christian musts be baptized, ministers must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and then our services. Observe in what method this was done: