Numbers 8:12
“And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bullocks,.... Or "on the head" (s); on the head of everyone of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 8:5-22
The Levites could only undertake their duties Num. 3; 4 after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Num…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 8:5-26
We read before of the separating of the Levites from among the children of Israel when they were numbered, and the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For the sin-offering and burnt-offering see on Num 4:11.
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