Numbers 3:6
6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Other Translations of Numbers 3:6
New International Version
6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
English Standard Version
6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
The Message
6 "Bring forward the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron so they can help him.
New King James Version
6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.
New Living Translation
6 "Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:6
Commentary on Numbers 3:1-13
(Read Numbers 3:1-13)
There was much work belonging to the priests' office, and there were now only Aaron and his two sons to do it; God appoints the Levites to attend them. Those whom God finds work for, he will find help for. The Levites were taken instead of the first-born. When He that made us, saves us, as the first-born of Israel were saved, we are laid under further obligations to serve him faithfully. God's right to us by redemption, confirms the right he has to us by creation.