Numbers 3:6

"Bring near the tribe of Levi, and {set the tribe} {before Aaron} the priest, and they will minister to him.

Exodus 32:26-29

And Moses stood at the entrance of the camp, and he said, "Whoever [is] for Yahweh, to me." And all the sons of Levi were gathered to him.

Numbers 1:49-53

"You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not {take a census of} them in the midst of the {Israelites}.

Numbers 2:17

"The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, {each according to their standards}.

Numbers 2:33

The Levites were not counted in the midst of the {Israelites}, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Numbers 8:6-26

"Take the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites} and purify them.

Numbers 16:9-11

[Is it] too little for you that the God of Israel set you apart from the community of Israel {to allow you to approach him} to do the work of the tabernacle of Yahweh, to stand {before} the community to serve them?

Numbers 18:1-7

Yahweh said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and your family with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand {before} Yahweh, to serve him and to bless [the people] in his name until this day.

Deuteronomy 33:8-9

And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.

Malachi 2:4

"Then you will know that I have sent to you this command, that my covenant with Levi {continues}," says Yahweh of hosts.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

The word hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the lord

Bible References

The word hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the lord

Numbers 1:49
"You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not {take a census of} them in the midst of the {Israelites}.
Numbers 2:17
"The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, {each according to their standards}.
Numbers 8:6
"Take the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites} and purify them.
Numbers 16:9
[Is it] too little for you that the God of Israel set you apart from the community of Israel {to allow you to approach him} to do the work of the tabernacle of Yahweh, to stand {before} the community to serve them?
Numbers 18:2
Moreover, bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father, that they may be joined to you and minister [to] you, you and your sons with you before the tent of testimony.
Exodus 32:26
And Moses stood at the entrance of the camp, and he said, "Whoever [is] for Yahweh, to me." And all the sons of Levi were gathered to him.
Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.
Malachi 2:4
"Then you will know that I have sent to you this command, that my covenant with Levi {continues}," says Yahweh of hosts.