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Numbers 8:5

Numbers 8:5
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... the same time the order about lighting the lamps was given; and this section is joined to the former, Aben Ezra thinks, to show that Aaron employed himself in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Numbers 8:5-22

The Levites could only undertake their duties Num. 3; 4 after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Num 3:44-51. The distinction between the “consecration” of the priests Lev. 8 and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 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 (Num 3:6, Num 3:15), that they might be employed in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 8:5-26

The Levites

Num 8:5-22. Their purification and dedication, Num 8:23-26. The age of service. The passage is an expansion of Num 3:5-13, with the addition of the rite of purification. The Levites are…