Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:6
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
6. minister unto him ] i.e. unto all the priests, whom Aaron represented.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 6. Bring the tribe of Levi near] The original word hakreb is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was given up entirely to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord’s property.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Present them; offer them to the lord for his special service. This was promised to them before, and now actually conferred upon them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Bring the tribe of Levi near,…. Separate them from the rest, set them apart for special service about, the sanctuary, let them have a place nearer to it than the other tribes, or offer them, that is, to the Lord, as in Nu 8:11; as well as bring them near to Aaron; so it follows:
and present them before Aaron the priest; that he may receive them as a gift unto him, as servants to wait upon him; and! that he may appoint and declare unto them their work, and set them about it:
that they may minister unto him; in guarding the tabernacle taking care of the vessels of it, taking it down, carrying it, from place to place, and setting it up as there was occasion for it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Num 3:6. Bring the tribe of Levi near God orders the tribe of Levi to be offered in a solemn manner to his service, and to the ministration of the tabernacle, under the priests; into whose peculiar office they were by no means to intrude, (Num 3:10.) but were to perform the more servile offices of the tabernacle in the wilderness; guarding it, taking it down, carrying it, and setting it up again; and, when settled in the land of Canaan, were still employed in different functions about the temple; for the more regular performance of which they were distributed into different classes or courses; see more respecting them, 1 Chronicles 23 and following chapters.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
present = cause it to stand.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
The word hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was entirely given up to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord’s. Num 1:49-53, Num 2:17, Num 2:33, Num 8:6-15, Num 8:22-26, Num 16:9-11, Num 18:2-6, Exo 32:26-29, Deu 33:8, Deu 33:9, Mal 2:4
Reciprocal: Num 8:19 – I have given 1Ch 23:28 – for the service 1Ch 23:32 – the charge of the sons 2Ch 29:11 – the Lord Ezr 6:18 – as it is written
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 3:6. Present them Offer them to the Lord for his special service. This was promised to them before, and now actually conferred.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
3:6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and {d} present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
(d) Offer them to Aaron for the use of the tabernacle.