Numbers 8:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 8:1 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD said to Moses, |
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| WEB | The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| ASV | And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, |
| YLT | And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, |
| DARBY | And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying, |
| BBE | And the Lord said to Moses, |
| Webster | And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
What does Numbers 8:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Nu 8:1-4. How the Lamps Are to Be Lighted.
1. the Lord spake unto Moses--The order of this chapter suggests the idea that the following instructions were given to Moses while he was within the tabernacle of the congregation, after the princes had completed their offering. But from the tenor of the instructions, it is more likely that they were given immediately after the Levites had been given to the priests (see on Nu 3:1-4:49), and that the record of these instructions had been postponed till the narrative of other transactions in the camp had been made [Patrick].Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Directions how the lamps are to be lighted, Num 8:1-3. How the candlestick was formed, Num 8:4. The Levites to be consecrated to their service by being cleansed, sprinkled, shaved, purified, and their clothes washed, Num 8:5-7. To offer a meat-offering and a sin-offering, Num 8:8. The people to put their hands upon them, Num 8:9, Num 8:10. Aaron is to offer them before the Lord, Num 8:11. The Levites to lay their hands on the heads of the bullocks, etc., Num 8:12. The Levites are taken to assist Aaron and his sons in the place of all the first-born of Israel, Num 8:13-19. Moses and Aaron do as they were commanded, the Levites are presented, purified, and commence their service, Num 8:20-22. They are to begin their service at twenty-five years of age, and leave off at fifty, Num 8:23-25. After this they shall have the general inspection of the service, Num 8:26.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 8:1-4
Aaron himself lighted the lamps, thus representing his Divine Master. The Scripture is a light shining in a dark place, 2Pe 1:19. A dark place even the church would be without it; as the tabernacle, which had no window, would have been without the lamps. The work of ministers is to light these lamps, by expounding and applying the word of God. Jesus Christ is the only Light of our dark, sinful world; and by his atonement, by his word and the Holy Spirit, he diffuses light around.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Numbers 8:1 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 How the lamps are to be lighted.
5 The consecration of the Levites.
23 The age and time of their service.
When this was spoken, says Bp. Patrick, is not certain. If Moses went into the tabernacle immediately after the princes had offered, (ch. 7:89,) it may be thought he then spake these things unto him; but both this and what follows, concerning the Levites, seem rather to have been delivered after the order for giving them to the priests, and appointing their several charges. (ch. 3; 4.) But some other things intervening, which depended upon what had been ordered respecting their camp, and that of the Israelites, Moses omits this until he had stated them, and some other matters which he had received from God. (See ch. 7:11.)
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5 The consecration of the Levites.
23 The age and time of their service.
When this was spoken, says Bp. Patrick, is not certain. If Moses went into the tabernacle immediately after the princes had offered, (ch. 7:89,) it may be thought he then spake these things unto him; but both this and what follows, concerning the Levites, seem rather to have been delivered after the order for giving them to the priests, and appointing their several charges. (ch. 3; 4.) But some other things intervening, which depended upon what had been ordered respecting their camp, and that of the Israelites, Moses omits this until he had stated them, and some other matters which he had received from God. (See ch. 7:11.)
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Context
- Numbers 8:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Numbers 8:2
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
Numbers 8:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y HABLÓ Jehová á Moisés, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: |