King James Version
Numbers 3:6 in the King James Version says “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.”
Numbers 3:6 · KJV
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“and present”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“them before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“that they may minister”
H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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