Numbers 3:5

⁵ The Lord said to Moses,

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Other Translations of Numbers 3:5

King James Version

⁵ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

English Standard Version

⁵ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

The Message

⁵ God spoke to Moses. He said,

New King James Version

⁵ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

New Living Translation

⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:5

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.