Bible Commentary

For all the firstborn of the children of Israel [are] mine, [both] man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. Verse 17. For all the first-born – are mine] See the manner of redeeming the first-born, Nu 18:6. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:17”

For they [are] wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, [even instead of] the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. They are given unto me by the peoples consent, as well as taken (as it follows) by my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:16”

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them [for] an offering. The Levites go in, to wit, into the court, where they were to wait upon the priests at the altar of burnt-offering; and, at present, into … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:15”

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 14. and the Levites shall beminethat is, exempt from all military duty or secularworkfree from all pecuniary imposition and wholly devoted to thecustody and service of the sanctuary. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:14”

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them [for] an offering unto the LORD. 13. The Levites are formally handed over to the priests as their ministers. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Before Aaron and his sons, i.e. put them into the power of Aaron … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:13”

And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. 12. For the sin-offering and burnt-offering see on Num 4:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:12”

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. 11. offer ] wave, as R.V. marg.; see Num 8:13 ; Num 8:15 ; Num 8:21. The literal significance of the term (see on Num 5:25) is here lost, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:11”

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 10. shall lay their hands ] Through their representatives (Num 1:4-16), to indicate that the whole community offered the Levites as their gift. Cf. the same action in the case of the burnt-offering (Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:10”

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: 9, 10. thou shalt gather the wholeassembly of the children of Israel together, c.As it wasplainly impossible that the whole multitude of the Israelites coulddo this, a select portion of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:9”

Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, [even] fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. The same sacrifice which was offered for a sin-offering for the whole congregation, Le 4, because the Levites came in the stead of all the first-bern, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:8”