Números 8:10

10 y presentarás a los levitas delante del SEÑOR; y los hijos de Israel pondrán sus manos sobre los levitas.

Números 8:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord
From the door of the tabernacle, to the altar of burnt offering, where the Lord was in some sense present to accept the sacrifices offered to him:

and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites;
as were used to be put upon sacrifices, for the Levites were themselves offered for an offering of the children of Israel, as is expressed in ( Numbers 8:11 ) ; by which rite they signified that they voluntarily parted with them, and gave them up to the Lord, and transferred their service to them, in which they were to serve in their room and stead; these, according to some Jewish writers, were the firstborn of Israel that laid their hands on the Levites, a type of the general assembly and church of the firstborn; or rather the princes and heads of the tribes, who represented the whole body. Some think by this rite is signified the consent of the people in the designation and appointment of the ministers of the word to their work and office; but what in the New Testament seems to answer to this is, the laying of the hands of the presbytery on ministers of the word, ( 1 Timothy 4:14 ) .

Números 8:10 In-Context

8 Tomarán entonces un novillo con su ofrenda de cereal, flor de harina mezclada con aceite; y tú tomarás otro novillo como ofrenda por el pecado.

9 Y harás que se acerquen los levitas delante de la tienda de reunión. Reunirás también a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel,

10 y presentarás a los levitas delante del SEÑOR; y los hijos de Israel pondrán sus manos sobre los levitas.

11 Entonces Aarón presentará a los levitas delante del SEÑOR, como ofrenda mecida de los hijos de Israel, para que ellos puedan cumplir el ministerio del SEÑOR.

12 Los levitas pondrán sus manos sobre la cabeza de los novillos, y entonces ofrecerán uno como ofrenda por el pecado y el otro como holocausto al SEÑOR, para hacer expiación por los levitas.