Numbers 8:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 8:15

13 “And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord.

14 Thus you shall ^aseparate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be ^bMine.

15 After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and ^aoffer them like a wave offering.

16 For they are ^awholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself ^binstead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.

17 ^aFor all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I¹ sanctified them to Myself.

18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

19 And ^aI 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, ^bthat there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.”

20 Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

21 ^aAnd the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 8:15

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American Standard Version
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering.

Amplified® Bible
And after that the Levites shall go in to do service at the Tent of Meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.

Contemporary English Version
After they have been made acceptable and have been dedicated, they will be allowed to work at my sacred tent.

Darby English Version
And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.

Good News Bible
After you have purified and dedicated the Levites, they will be qualified to work in the Tent.

King James Version
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.

New American Standard Bible
"Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering;

New International Version
"After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the Tent of Meeting.

New King James Version
After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering;

Revised Standard Version
And after that the Levites shall go in to do service at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.

Young's Literal Translation
and afterwards do the Levites come in to serve the tent of meeting, and thou hast cleansed them, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering.

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