Bible Commentary

And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 14 20. Summary of the Levitical families. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 14-31. Number the children ofLeviThey were numbered as well as the other tribes; but theenumeration was made on a different principlefor while in theother tribes the number of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:14”

Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD. 13. on the day, &c.] A reference to Exo 13:1 f. (P ). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:13”

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; 12. All male first-born of men and animals are sacred to God, i.e. they must be sacrificed. In very primitive ages … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:12”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, 11 13. The Levites substituted for the first-born. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 11-13. I have taken the Levites,c.The consecration of this tribe did not originate in thelegislative wisdom of Moses, but in the special appointment of God,who chose them as substitutes for the first-born. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:11”

And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 10. keep their priesthood ] i.e. perform the duties of their priesthood. LXX. adds ‘and everything about the altar and within the veil’; cf. Num 18:7. cometh nigh … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:10”

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 9. wholly given unto him ] i.e. to Aaron. In Num 8:16-19, it is explained that they are first given to Jehovah, and by Him given to the priests; cf. Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:9”

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. Verse 8. All the instruments] The tabernacle itself and all its contents: see all described, Nu 3:25-26; Nu 3:31; Nu 3:36-37. The Levites were to perform the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:8”

And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. 7. keep his charge ] i.e. perform the duties of their service to him and to the priests. the charge of the whole congregation ] comprised the ritual functions … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:7”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:6”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, 5 10. The appointment of the Levites as an inferior, though sacred, body of priests’ servants. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 5-10. Bring the tribe of LevinearThe Hebrew word “bring near” is asacrificial term, denoting the presentation of an offering to God;and the use of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:5”