Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bring	וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ ve.hik.rav.Ta	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֖ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
children	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
put	וְסָמְכ֧וּ ve.sa.me.Khu	H5564	to prop (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
hands	יְדֵיהֶ֖ם ye.dei.Hem	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Levites	הַלְוִיִּֽם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Leviticus 1:4 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.
Acts 6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the L…
Acts 13:2-3 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.
1 Timothy 4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1 Timothy 5:22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:5–end

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. Now here we have directions given for their solemn ordination (Num 8:6), and the performance of it, Num 8:20. 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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:9

thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together, &c.--As it was plainly impossible that the whole multitude of the Israelites could do this, a select portion of them must be meant. This party, who laid their hands upon the Levites, are supposed by some to have been the first-born, who by that act, transferred their peculiar privilege of acting as God's ministers to the Levitical tribe; and by others, to have been the princes, who thus blessed them. It appears, from this passage, that the imposition of hands was a ceremony used in consecrating persons to holy offices in the ancient, as, from the example of our Lord and His apostles, it has been perpetuated in the Chris…

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John Gill on Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord,.... From the door of the tabernacle, to the altar of burnt offering, where the Lord was in some sense present to accept the sacrifices offered to him: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites; as were used to be put upon sacrifices, for the Levites were themselves offered for an offering of the children of Israel, as is expressed in Numbers 8:11; by which rite they signified that they voluntarily parted with them, and gave them up to the Lord, and transferred their service to them, in which they were to serve in their room and stead; these, according to some Jewish writers, were the firstborn of Israel that laid thei…

Dictionary and topics

Hand · In ordaining the Levites — In ordaining the Levites
Hands, The · Imposition of, used in: Setting apart the Levites — Imposition of, used in: Setting apart the Levites
Levites · Consecration of — Consecration of
Levites, The · Ceremonies at consecration of: Elders of Israel laying their hands on them — Ceremonies at consecration of: Elders of Israel laying their hands on them

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 8:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:9

John Gill on Numbers 8:10

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 8:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:9

John Gill on Numbers 8:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 8:5-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 8:10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 8:10-11

Rashi on Numbers 8:9