Numbers 8:11

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֨ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
offer	וְהֵנִיף֩ ve.he.Nif	H5130	to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֤ם 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	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
offering	תְּנוּפָה֙ te.nu.Fah	H8573	a brandishing (in threat) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
execute	לַעֲבֹ֖ד la.'a.Vod	H5647	to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
service	עֲבֹדַ֥ת 'a.vo.Dat	H5656	work of any kind · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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 7:30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved f…
Exodus 29:24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Leviticus 8:27 And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Leviticus 8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD…
Numbers 1:49-53 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
Numbers 3:5-43 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 6:20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: an…

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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 8:11

And Aaron shall offer the Levites--Hebrew, "as a wave offering"; and it has been thought probable that the high priest, in bringing the Levites one by one to the altar, directed them to make some simple movements of their persons, analogous to what was done at the presentation of the wave offerings before the Lord. Thus were they first devoted as an offering to God, and by Him surrendered to the priests to be employed in His service. The consecration ceremonial was repeated in the case of every Levite who was taken (as was done at a later period) to assist the priests in the tabernacle and temple. (See on Ch2 29:34).

John Gill on Numbers 8:11

And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord,.... Or "wave" (r) them, as a wave offering, which was moved to and fro, backwards and forwards; not that they were actually so waved and moved to and fro by Aaron, which could not be done by him; though it is possible he might make such a motion himself, and they might do the like after him, thereby signifying that they belonged unto the Lord of the whole earth; and some think this testified their readiness to serve the Lord; to which may be added their constant employment in his service, being always in motion, doing one piece of service or another continually; as the people of God, and especially the ministers of the word, should be always…

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Dictionary and topics

Hand · In ordaining the Levites — In ordaining the Levites
Levites · Consecration of — Consecration of
Levites, The · Ceremonies at consecration of: Presenting them to God as an offering for the people — Ceremonies at consecration of: Presenting them to God as an offering for the people

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 8:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:11

John Gill on Numbers 8:11

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 8:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:11

John Gill on Numbers 8:11

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 8:5-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 8:11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 8:11

Rashi on Numbers 8:11