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Numbers 3:9

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they [are] wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thus shalt thou give the Levites unto Aaron, and unto his sons,—given, given, they are unto him, from among the sons of Israel;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And thou shalt giue the Leuites vnto Aaron and to his sonnes: for they are giuen him freely from among the children of Israel.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And thou shalt giue the Leuites vnto Aaron and to his sonnes: they are wholly giuen vnto him out of the children of Israel.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him as a gift out of the children of Israel.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And thou shalt give the Lewiyyim unto Aharon and to his sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Yisrael.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And thou shalt give 5414
{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the Læwiyyim לְוִיִּם 3881
{3881} Prime
לֵוִיִי
Leviyiy
{lay-vee-ee'}
Patronymic from H3878; a Leviite or descendant of Levi.
unto ´Ahárön אַהֲרֹן 175
{0175} Prime
אַהֲרֹן
'Aharown
{a-har-one'}
Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.
and to his sons: 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
they x1992
(1992) Complement
הֵם
hem
{haym}
Masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic).
[are] wholly given 5414
{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).
z8803
<8803> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Passive (See H8815)
Count - 1415
unto him out of x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
x854
(0854) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Probably from H0579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.
the children 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of Yiŝrä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל. 3478
{3478} Prime
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisra'el
{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Numbers 3:5-10.


Numbers 3:9

_ _ they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel, etc. — The priests hold the place of God, and the Levites are the servants of God in the obedience they render to the priests.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Numbers 3:1-13.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 3:9

Given to him — To attend upon him and observe his orders, and ease him of his burden.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Numbers 3:9

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

(f) Aaron's sons the priests served in the sanctuary in praying for the people and offering sacrifice: the Levites served for the inferior uses of the same.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Numbers 8:19 And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Numbers 18:6-7 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. ... Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office [unto you] as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
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Nu 8:19; 18:6. Ep 4:8, 11.

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