Numbers 3:9 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 3:9

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

KJV

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

There was a great deal of work belonging to the priests' office, and there were now only three pairs of hands to do it all, Aaron's and his two sons'; for it does not appear that they had either of them any children at this time, at least not any that were of age to minister, therefore God appoints the Levites to attend upon them.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָתַתָּה֙	ve.na.ta.Tah	and you will give	H5414 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן	le.'a.ha.Ron	to Aaron	H175 →
וּלְבָנָ֑יו	u.le.va.Nav	and to sons his	H1121 →
נְתוּנִ֨ם	ne.tu.Nim	[are] assigned	H5414 →
נְתוּנִ֥ם	ne.tu.Nim	assigned	H5414 →
הֵ֙מָּה֙	he.mah	they	H1992 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to <the> him
מֵאֵ֖ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:8
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
leads to
- Psalms 68:18
  You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- Colossians 2:15
  And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Through
Ephesians 4:11
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
leads to
- Jeremiah 3:15
  Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:28–29
  And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- Ephesians 2:20
  built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- Acts 20:28
  Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Through
Numbers 8:19
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement…
leads to
- Numbers 1:53
  But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the…

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