Numbers 18:6

Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to Yahweh, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.

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WEBBE

Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites from amongst the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.

BSB

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

KJV

And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

ASV

And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

BBE

Now, see, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: they are given to you and to the Lord, to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

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וַאֲנִי va·'a·ni and I H589 הִנֵּה hi·neh here H2009 לָקַחְתִּי la·kach·ti I have taken H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֲחֵיכֶם 'a·chei·khem brothers your H251 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 מִתּוֹךְ mi·tokh from among H8432 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לָכֶם la·khem to (the) you H9036 מַתָּנָה ma·ta·nah a gift H4979 נְתֻנִים ne·tu·nim assigned H5414 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 לַעֲבֹד la·'a·vod to serve H5647 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עֲבֹדַת 'a·vo·dat [the] service of H5656 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

The people complained of their difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. God here gives them to understand, that the priests should come near for them. Aaron would see reason not to be proud of his preferment, when he considered the great care and charge upon him. Be not high-minded, but fear. The greater the trust of work and power that is committed to us, the greater danger there is of betraying that trust. This is a good reason why we should neither envy others' honours, nor desire high places.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.