Numbers 8:23
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 8:23 in other translations
| BSB | And 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 8:23 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 8:5-26
Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him, according to the employment. Christians must be baptized, ministers must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and then…
Numbers 8:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 8:22
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
- Numbers 8:23
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Numbers 8:24
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Numbers 8:23 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: |