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They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary.” <a href="/esv/numbers/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” <a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.” <a href="/kjv/numbers/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.” <a href="/nasb_/numbers/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I 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 plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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, that there may be no plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary.” <a href="/lsb/numbers/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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 plague among the sons of Israel by their coming near to the sanctuary.” <a href="/amp/numbers/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service of the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) and to make atonement for them, so that there will be no plague among the Israelites if they should approach the sanctuary.” <a href="/csb/numbers/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.” <a href="/hcsb/numbers/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 tent of meeting, and to make 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. <a href="/cev/numbers/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and I have given them as gifts to Aaron and his sons to serve at the sacred tent. I will hold them responsible for what happens to anyone who gets too close to the sacred tent. <a href="/erv/numbers/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 tent of meeting, and to make 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. <a href="/gwt/numbers/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Levites will be the only Israelites I give to Aaron and his sons. They will work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting. They will make peace with the LORD for the Israelites. Then no plague will strike the Israelites when they come near the holy place." <a href="/gnt/numbers/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> and I assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons, as a gift from the Israelites, to work in the Tent for the people of Israel and to protect the Israelites from the disaster that would strike them if they came too near the Holy Place." <a href="/isv/numbers/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> I've set the descendants of Levi apart from the Israelis so that Aaron and his sons would work in service at the appointed place of meeting, making atonement on behalf of the Israelis so that there won't be a plague among the Israelis whenever they approach the sanctuary." <a href="/msb/numbers/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.? <a href="/net/numbers/8.htm">NET Bible</a> I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the work for the Israelites in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, so there will be no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary." <a href="/nheb/numbers/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary." <a href="/wbt/numbers/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 may be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh to the sanctuary. <a href="/web/numbers/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, so that there will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I give the Levites [as] gifts to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the sons of Israel, and there is no plague among the sons of Israel in the sons of Israel drawing near to the holy place.” <a href="/ylt/numbers/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And I give the Levites gifts to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the sons of Israel, and there is no plague among the sons of Israel in the sons of Israel's drawing nigh unto the sanctuary.' <a href="/slt/numbers/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will give the Levites, being given to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to work the works of the sons of Israel in the tent of appointment, and to expiate for the sons of Israel: and there shall not be a blow among the sons of Israel, in the sons of Israel coming to the holy place.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I have delivered them as a gift to Aaron and his sons, from the midst of the people, in order to serve me, for Israel, in the tabernacle of the covenant, and in order to pray for them, lest there be a scourge among the people, if they were to dare to approach to my Sanctuary.” <a href="/nabre/numbers/8.htm">New American Bible</a> and from among the Israelites I have given to Aaron and his sons these Levites, who are to be dedicated, to perform the service of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague may strike among the Israelites should they come too near the sanctuary. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moreover, I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the service for the Israelites at the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, in order that there may be no plague among the Israelites for coming too close to the sanctuary.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 they come near to the sanctuary. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I have given the Levites as a gift to Ahron and his children from within the children of Israel to do the service of the children of Israel in the Time Tabernacle and to make atonement for the children of Israel; and death shall not suddenly be among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near to Holiness."<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I have given the Levites--they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto the sanctuary.' <a href="/sep/numbers/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I gave the Levites presented as a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of witness, and to make atonement for the children of Israel: thus there shall be none among the sons of Israel to draw nigh to the holy things. <a href="/parallel/numbers/8-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2928" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Cleansing the Levites</a> …18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. 19<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wā·’et·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And I have given</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/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯu·nîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">as a gift</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: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from among</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.)."></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.">the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: la·‘ă·ḇōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">to perform</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/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">the service</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.).">for 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> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">at the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: ū·lə·ḵap·pêr (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">and to make atonement</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.).">on their</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> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">behalf,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5063.htm" title="5063: ne·ḡep̄ (N-ms) -- A blow, a striking. From nagaph; a trip; figuratively, an infliction.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: biḇ·nê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">against 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> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">when they</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> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: bə·ḡe·šeṯ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To draw near, approach. ">approach</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the sanctuary.”</a> 20So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Exodus 32:29</a> 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.” <a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm">Leviticus 16:16-19</a> So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities. / No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves, after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel. / Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. ... <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Numbers 3:12-13</a> “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me, / for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.” <a href="/numbers/18-6.htm">Numbers 18:6</a> Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a> 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. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a> 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.” <a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21</a> “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Ezekiel 44:11</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a> Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself. <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6-7</a> When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a> how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-12</a> Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 near to the sanctuary.I Have given<a href="/numbers/3-6.htm">Numbers 3:6-9</a> Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him… <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Numbers 18:2-6</a> And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness… <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28-32</a> Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; … a gift.<a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Numbers 1:53</a> But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.<a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46</a> And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.<a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Numbers 18:5</a> And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/8-13.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/8-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/numbers/8-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/8-18.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/4-19.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/18-3.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 8</div>1. <a href="/numbers/8-1.htm">How the lamps are to be lighted</a> 5. <a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">The consecration of the Levites</a> 23. <a href="/numbers/8-23.htm">The age and time of their service</a> </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 separation underscores the importance of holiness and order in worship. The Levites' role as a "gift" highlights their special status and function within the Israelite community. This concept of being set apart is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. The Levites' service included tasks such as setting up, taking down, and transporting the Tabernacle, as well as assisting in the various rituals and sacrifices. This service was crucial for maintaining the spiritual life of the nation and ensuring that worship was conducted according to God's commands.and to make atonement on their behalf Atonement involves reconciliation between God and humanity, often through sacrifice. The Levites played a role in the sacrificial system, which pointed forward to the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> states, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness," highlighting the necessity of atonement in the biblical narrative.so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary The presence of God in the sanctuary was both a blessing and a danger. Approaching God required purity and obedience to His commands. The Levites' role in maintaining the sanctity of the Tabernacle helped prevent divine judgment, such as plagues, from falling upon the people. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and the need for mediation, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who is our mediator (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a> A tribe set apart by God to serve in the Tabernacle, assisting the priests and performing duties related to the worship and rituals of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_sons.htm">Aaron and His Sons</a> Aaron, the brother of Moses, was the first high priest, and his sons were appointed as priests to serve in the Tabernacle. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and journeyed to the Promised Land. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle)</a> A portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where sacrifices and worship were conducted. 5. <a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a> The process of making amends or reparation for sin, which in the Old Testament involved sacrifices and rituals to restore the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_order.htm">God's Provision and Order</a> God provides the Levites as a gift to ensure the orderly and holy worship of Him. This reflects God's desire for structure and reverence in worship. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_intercession.htm">Role of Intercession</a> The Levites' role in making atonement points to the importance of intercession and mediation in our spiritual lives, ultimately fulfilled in Christ. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_consecration.htm">Holiness and Consecration</a> The Levites were set apart for a holy purpose, reminding us of our call to be consecrated and live lives that honor God. <a href="/topical/p/protection_through_obedience.htm">Protection through Obedience</a> The prevention of a plague among the Israelites underscores the protection that comes from obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_service.htm">Community and Service</a> The Levites served the community, illustrating the importance of serving others and contributing to the spiritual health of the community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 8</a> <a href="/q/what_is_aaron's_rod.htm">What is Aaron's Rod?</a> <a href="/q/priests_vs._levites__role_differences.htm">How do priests and Levites differ in their roles?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_levites_replace_firstborns.htm">If the Levites replaced all Israel's firstborn in worship (Numbers 8:16-18), how does this reconcile with earlier promises safeguarding the special status of firstborns?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) As a gift.--Hebrew, given, as 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>.That there be no plague among the children of Israel.--The appointment of the Levites in the place of the firstborn was calculated to insure the reverent and orderly discharge of the duties of the Sanctuary, and to operate as a safeguard against those sins of omission and commission into which the firstborn would have been more likely to be betrayed, and which would have provoked the Divine wrath against the Israelites generally.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19b. - To make an atonement for the children of Israel. This is a remarkable expression, and throws light upon the nature of atonement. It is usually confined to purely sacerdotal ministrations, but it clearly has a somewhat different scope here. The idea that the Levites "made an atonement" by assisting the priests in the subordinate details of sacrifice hardly needs refutation: as well might the Gibeonites be said to "make an atonement" because they supplied the altar fire with wood. The real parallel to this is to be found in the case of Phinehas, of whom God testified that "he hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel," and "made an atonement for the children of Israel" (<a href="/numbers/25-11.htm">Numbers 25:11, 13</a>). It is evident that Phinehas turned away the wrath of God not by offering any sacrifices, but by making the sin which aroused that wrath to cease: he made an atonement for the people by discharging for them that holy and bounden duty (of putting away sin) which the rest of them failed to perform. Similarly the Levites made an atonement not by offering sacrifice (which they could no more do than the children of Judah), but by rendering unto God those personal duties of attendance and service in his courts which all the people ought to have rendered had they only been fit. That there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. See <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Numbers 1:53</a>. The children of Israel were in this strait. As "an holy nation," they were all bound, and their first-born as redeemed from the destroyer were specially bound, to render certain religious duties to God. But if they had attempted to render them they would have erred through ignorance and foolishness, and so have incurred Divine wrath and punishment, when they came nigh unto the sanctuary. From this strait the substitution of the Levites delivered them. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/8-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I have given וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה (wā·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֜ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi as a gift נְתֻנִ֣ים ׀ (nə·ṯu·nîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן (lə·’a·hă·rōn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses [and] his sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son from among מִתּוֹךְ֮ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the Israelites, יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to perform לַעֲבֹ֞ד (la·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave the service עֲבֹדַ֤ת (‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> Work of any kind for the Israelites בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son at the Tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל (bə·’ō·hel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of Meeting מוֹעֵ֔ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting and to make atonement וּלְכַפֵּ֖ר (ū·lə·ḵap·pêr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel on their בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son behalf, עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against so that no וְלֹ֨א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no plague נֶ֔גֶף (ne·ḡep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5063.htm">Strong's 5063: </a> A trip, an infliction will come יִהְיֶ֜ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be against the Israelites בִּבְנֵ֤י (biḇ·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when they בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son approach בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת (bə·ḡe·šeṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> To draw near, approach the sanctuary.? הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/8-19.htm">Numbers 8:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/8-19.htm">OT Law: Numbers 8:19 I have given the Levites as (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/8-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 8:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/8-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 8:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>