Numbers 8 · Verse 9

Numbers 8:9

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Numbers 8:9, King James Version

Numbers 8:9 in other translations

BSBBring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.
WEBYou shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting. You shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
ASVAnd thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel:
YLTand thou hast brought near the Levites before the tent of meeting, and thou hast assembled the whole company of the sons of Israel,
DARBYAnd thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.
BBEAnd make the Levites come forward in front of the Tent of meeting, and let all the children of Israel come together:
WebsterAnd thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt convene the whole assembly of the children of Israel:

What does Numbers 8:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 8:9-10
9-10. thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together, &c.--As it was plainly impossible that the whole multitude of the Israelites could do this, a select portion of them must be meant. This party, who laid their hands upon the Levites, are supposed by some to have been the first-born, who by that act, transferred their peculiar privilege of acting as God's ministers to the Levitical tribe; and by others, to have been the princes, who thus blessed them. It appears, from this passage, that the imposition of hands was a ceremony used in consecrating persons to holy offices in the ancient, as, from the example of our Lord and His apostles, it has been perpetuated in the Christian Church.

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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…

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Numbers 8:9 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ve.hik.rav.Taand you will bring nearH7126
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ve.Hik.hal.taand you will assembleH6950
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲדַ֖ת'a.Dat[the] congregation ofH5712
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 8:9

  • Exodus 40:12

    And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

  • Leviticus 8:3

    And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Exodus 29:4-37

    And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt bring.
Ex 29:4-37; 40:12
shalt gather the whole.The words, {kol âdath,} which are rendered "the whole assembly," often signify all the elders, or principal persons in the several tribes. (ch. 15:4; 25:7; 35:12.) And they cannot well have any other sense here; for it would be impossible for all the children of Israel to put their hands on the Levites, as stated in the next verse.
Le 8:3

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Context

  • Numbers 8:8

    Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.

  • Numbers 8:9

    And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:

  • Numbers 8:10

    And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

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Numbers 8:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y harás llegar los Levitas delante del tabernáculo del testimonio, y juntarás toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu feras approcher les Lévites devant la tente d’assignation, et tu réuniras toute l’assemblée des fils d’Israël;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du sollst die Leviten vor das Zelt der Zusammenkunft herzutreten lassen und die ganze Gemeinde der Kinder Israel versammeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et applicabis Levitas coram tabernaculo fœderis, convocata omni multitudine filiorum Israël.