Thematic Bible
Numbers 8:1 (show verse)
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Numbers 8:2 (show verse)
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.
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Numbers 8:3 (show verse)
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof'so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:4 (show verse)
And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Numbers 8:5 (show verse)
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Numbers 8:6 (show verse)
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Numbers 8:7 (show verse)
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
Numbers 8:8 (show verse)
Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
Numbers 8:9 (show verse)
And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel:
Numbers 8:10 (show verse)
and thou shalt present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites:
Hand » In ordaining the levites
hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service
hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Elders of israel laying their hands on them
Ministers » Hospitality to » Ordination of
hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service
hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Elders of israel laying their hands on them
Ministers » Hospitality to » Ordination of
Numbers 8:11 (show verse)
and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah.
Numbers 8:12 (show verse)
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
the Burnt offering » Guilt transferred to, by imposition of hands
the Burnt offering » Was offered » At consecration of levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Making a sin-offering for
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
the Burnt offering » Was offered » At consecration of levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Making a sin-offering for
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:13 (show verse)
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
Numbers 8:14 (show verse)
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine.
Numbers 8:15 (show verse)
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.
Numbers 8:16 (show verse)
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:17 (show verse)
For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first-born of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first-born of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:18 (show verse)
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Of israel » Tribe of levi taken for
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Substitution » The levites for the firstborn of the israelites
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Of israel » Tribe of levi taken for
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Substitution » The levites for the firstborn of the israelites
Numbers 8:19 (show verse)
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march
Levites » Subordinate to the sons of aaron
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Services of » Doing the service of tabernacle
the Levites » Given to aaron and sons
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Levites » Subordinate to the sons of aaron
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Services of » Doing the service of tabernacle
the Levites » Given to aaron and sons
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:20 (show verse)
Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Jehovah commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Numbers 8:21 (show verse)
And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Numbers 8:22 (show verse)
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
Numbers 8:23 (show verse)
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 8:24 (show verse)
This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting:
Numbers 8:25 (show verse)
and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more,
Numbers 8:26 (show verse)
but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.