Numbers 3:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. Bring the tribe of Levi near - The original word הקרב hakreb is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was given up entirely to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord's property.

Numbers 3:6

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