Numbers 3:9
Other Translations of Numbers 3:9
King James Version
9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
English Standard Version
9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
The Message
9 Turn the Levites over to Aaron and his sons; they are the ones assigned to work full time for him.
New King James Version
9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.
New Living Translation
9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:9
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.