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They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they <i>are</i> wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they <i>are</i> given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you shall assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are exclusively assigned to him from the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons [as servants and helpers]; they are to be given wholly to him from among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; being given they were given to him from the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned unconditionally to him from among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall give the Levites to Ahron and to his sons; they are a gift given to him from within the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=708" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">The Duties of the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Assign</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: lə·’a·hă·rōn (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">to Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯū·nim (N-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">have been given exclusively</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯū·nim (N-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from among</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Exodus 28:1</a></span><br />“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Exodus 32:29</a></span><br />Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a></span><br />At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Joshua 18:7</a></span><br />The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a></span><br />The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></span><br />So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a></span><br />Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Ezekiel 44:11</a></span><br />Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Malachi 2:4-7</a></span><br />Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. / True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-11.htm">Matthew 23:11</a></span><br />The greatest among you shall be your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-74.htm">Luke 1:74-75</a></span><br />deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, / in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19</a></b></br> And I have given the Levites <i>as</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-6.htm">Numbers 18:6,7</a></b></br> And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you <i>they are</i> given <i>as</i> a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Ephesians 4:8,11</a></b></br> Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/3-6.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/exodus/18-16.htm">Question</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Wholly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-11.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Question</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Wholly</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">The sons of Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-14.htm">Are numbered by their families</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Of the Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">The place and charge of Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">The firstborn are freed by the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-44.htm">The balances are refunded</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This assignment highlights the special role of the Levites in the religious life of Israel. The tribe of Levi was chosen by God for this purpose, as seen in <a href="/exodus/32-26.htm">Exodus 32:26-29</a>, where the Levites stood with Moses during the incident of the golden calf. This assignment underscores the importance of order and structure in worship, as well as the need for dedicated individuals to support the priestly functions.<p><b>they have been given exclusively to him</b><br>The exclusivity of the Levites' service to Aaron and his sons emphasizes the sanctity and specificity of their role. This exclusivity is a reflection of God's sovereign choice and the principle of divine election, which is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. The Levites were not to be involved in other tribal duties or inheritances, as their inheritance was the Lord Himself (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a>). This mirrors the New Testament concept of believers being set apart for God's purposes (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<p><b>from among the Israelites.</b><br>The Levites were chosen from among the Israelites, signifying that they were part of the larger community but had a distinct role within it. This selection from among the people illustrates the idea of being in the world but set apart for God's service, a concept that is echoed in the New Testament for the Church (<a href="/john/17-14.htm">John 17:14-19</a>). The Levites' role as mediators between God and the Israelites foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Jesus Christ, who is both fully God and fully man, chosen from among humanity to be the High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle. They were not given a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were dedicated to serving God and the priesthood.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He and his descendants were given the responsibility of the priesthood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron's_sons.htm">Aaron's Sons</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were to serve as priests. They were responsible for performing the rituals and sacrifices in the Tabernacle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, consisting of twelve tribes, among whom the Levites were set apart for special service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where the Israelites worshiped God during their journey through the wilderness. It was the center of Israelite worship and the place where God's presence dwelled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dedicated_service.htm">Dedicated Service</a></b><br>Just as the Levites were set apart for service to God, believers today are called to dedicate their lives to serving Him in various capacities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>The Levites' inheritance was God Himself, reminding us that our ultimate reward is not earthly possessions but a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_role.htm">Priestly Role</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to be a "royal priesthood," serving God and interceding for others, much like the Levites served in the Tabernacle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The Levites were supported by the other tribes, illustrating the importance of supporting those in ministry and recognizing the value of their work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>The Levites' tasks, though sometimes menial, were crucial to the worship and spiritual life of Israel, teaching us the importance of faithfulness in all tasks, big or small.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_levite_genealogies_match_history.htm">Numbers 3 - Do the Levite genealogies align with any known historical or archaeological evidence outside the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/compare_samuel's_leadership_with_ot_priestly_roles..htm">How does Samuel’s leadership in 1 Samuel 7 compare with conflicting narratives about priestly authority in other Old Testament books? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chronicles_23_stress_david's_new_levite_roles.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 23 emphasize a new organizational structure under David, when some historical records suggest Levite roles evolved more gradually? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">They are wholly given unto him.</span>--Hebrew, <span class= "ital">Given, given are they to him. </span>This repetition of the word <span class= "ital">nethunim </span>(given) is emphatic. The same repetition occurs in <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm" title="For they are wholly given to 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 to me.">Numbers 8:16</a>, where the Levites are represented as "wholly given" to the Lord instead of the firstborn; and in <a href="/numbers/3-19.htm" title="And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.">Numbers 3:19</a> of that chapter, as in <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm" title="And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that opens the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;">Numbers 3:12</a> of this chapter, they are represented as being given by Him to Aaron and his sons. The word <span class= "ital">nethunim </span>must not be confounded with <span class= "ital">Nethinim, </span>the name given at a later date (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm" title="Now the first inhabitants that dwelled in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.">1Chronicles 9:2</a>; <a href="/ezra/2-43.htm" title="The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,">Ezra 2:43</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-26.htm" title="Moreover the Nethinims dwelled in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lies out.">Nehemiah 3:26</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm" title="After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son to the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.">Nehemiah 3:31</a>) to the Gibeonites, who were made "hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord" (<a href="/joshua/9-27.htm" title="And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even to this day, in the place which he should choose.">Joshua 9:27</a>). The tribe of Levi had proved themselves the most zealous for the honour of the Lord at the time of the worship of the golden calf (<a href="/context/exodus/32-26.htm" title="Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.">Exodus 32:26-29</a>), and it was then that Moses gave them the charge to consecrate themselves (literally, <span class= "ital">to fill their hands, </span>comp. <a href="/numbers/3-3.htm" title="These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.">Numbers 3:3</a> of this chapter) to the Lord. There was, therefore, a special reason for the selection of this tribe, independently of the fact that Moses and Aaron (and consequently the priests, as the descendants of Aaron) belonged to it. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> <span class="cmt_word">They are wholly given unto him.</span> The word <span class="accented">nethunim</span> (wholly given) is emphatic here, and in <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm">Numbers 8:16</a>. As the whole house of Israel at large, so especially (for a reason which will presently appear) <span class="cmt_word">the</span> tribe of Levi belonged absolutely to God; and he, as absolutely, made them over to Aaron and the priests for the service of his sanctuary. Cf. <a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11</a>, "gave some apostles," etc. The Levites, as gifts from God (<span class="accented">nethunim</span>) to their brethren the priests, must be distinguished from the <span class="accented">nethinim</span> or serfs of foreign extraction given by the congregation to the Levites to do their most menial work for them (<a href="/joshua/9-27.htm">Joshua 9:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Assign</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his sons;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבָנָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֙מָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been given exclusively</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתוּנִ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯū·nim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">from among</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - 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