Numbers 3:9

3:9 You are to assign ¹  the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively ²  to him out of all ³  the Israelites.

Numbers 3:46

3:46 And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

Numbers 3:49

3:49 So Moses took the redemption money ⁴  from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.

Numbers 7:6

7:6 So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Numbers 8:9

8:9 You are to bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the entire community of the Israelites.

Numbers 8:13

8:13 You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron ⁵  and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

[3:9]  ¹ tn The verb וְנָתַתָּה (vÿnatattah) is normally “give.” Here, though, the context refers to the assignment of the Levites to the priests for their duties. The form is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive, continuing the sequence for the imperfect of instruction.

[3:9]  ² tn This emphasis is derived from the simple repetition of the passive participle, נְתוּנִם נְתוּנִם (nÿtunim nÿtunim). See GKC 396 §123.e. The forms serve as the predicate with the subject pronoun.

[3:9]  ³ tn The Hebrew text simply has the preposition, “from the Israelites.”

[3:49]  ⁴ sn The word used is “silver.” Coins were not in existence until after 700 b.c. (starting with Lydia).

[8:13]  ⁷ tc The Greek text adds the Lord here: “before the Lord, before Aaron.”