And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, so that there will be no affliction among the sons of Israel due to their approaching the sanctuary.”
Commentaries
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Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
As a gift. —Hebrew, given, as in Numbers 8:16.
That there be no plague among the children of Israel.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
How instructive all this is to us! We are not to begin blunderingly to serve God while we are yet in our sins, – before we have been sprinkled with…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And I have given the Levites. He declares on what terms He desires to have them as His own, namely, that they may be directed by Aaron and…
John Gill
JohnGill
And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and his
sons, from among the children of Israel
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they did not take this honor to themselves, but were ca…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes