Numbers 3:6
New International Version
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

New Living Translation
“Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.

English Standard Version
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Berean Standard Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

King James Bible
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

New King James Version
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

New American Standard Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi forward and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

NASB 1995
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

NASB 1977
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and have them stand before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Amplified Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him.

Christian Standard Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

American Standard Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present it before Ahron the Priest and it shall serve him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Take the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt set them before Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,

Contemporary English Version
Assign the Levi tribe to Aaron the priest. They will be his assistants

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,

English Revised Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Bring the tribe of Levi, and have them stand in front of the priest Aaron to assist him.

Good News Translation
"Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest.

International Standard Version
"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

Literal Standard Version
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and you have caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

Majority Standard Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

New American Bible
Summon the tribe of Levi and station them before Aaron the priest to serve him.

NET Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

New Revised Standard Version
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him.

New Heart English Bible
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

World English Bible
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Young's Literal Translation
'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

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Context
The Duties of the Levites
5Then the LORD said to Moses, 6“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. 7They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.…

Cross References
Numbers 1:50
Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

Numbers 3:5
Then the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 8:6
"Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

Numbers 16:9
Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD's tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

Numbers 18:1
So the LORD said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your father's house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

Deuteronomy 10:8
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.

1 Chronicles 23:32
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Numbers 1:49-53
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: …

Numbers 2:17,33
Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards…

Numbers 8:6-15,22-26
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them…

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Numbers 3
1. The sons of Aaron
5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14. Are numbered by their families
21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27. Of the Kohathites
33. Of the Merarites
38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44. The balances are refunded














Verse 6. - Bring the tribe of Levi near. Not by any outward act of presentation, but by assigning to them solemnly the duties following. The expression is often used of servants coming to receive orders from their masters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Bring
הַקְרֵב֙ (haq·rêḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

the tribe
מַטֵּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

of Levi
לֵוִ֔י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

and present
וְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ (wə·ha·‘ă·maḏ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

them to
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֣ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

to assist him.
וְשֵׁרְת֖וּ (wə·šê·rə·ṯū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to


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