SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:16
Porque enteramente me son a mí dados los levitas de entre los hijos de Israel, en lugar de todo aquel que abre matriz; los he tomado para mí en lugar de los primogénitos de todos los hijos de Israel.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. For they [are] wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel , etc.] All of them, entirely, and most certainly; or, “given, given” f88 , which is repeated for the confirmation of it; or because of their being twice given, first to the Lord by the children of Israel, and then by the Lord to Aaron and his sons, as Chaskuni; though Jarchi interprets it of the different parts of their service they were devoted to, given for bearing and carrying the vessels of the sanctuary, and given for the song, or to be singers in the temple: instead of such as open, every womb, [even instead of] the firstborn of all the children of Israel have I taken them unto me ; (see Gill on “ Numbers 3:12-13”) Ver. 17 . For all the firstborn of the children of Israel [are] mine , [both] men and beasts , etc.] Not only in common with other of his creatures, but in a special respect on account of his signal deliverance of them; they were his, as Jarchi expresses it, by the line of judgment, or rule of justice and equity, because he protected them among the firstborn of the Egyptians, saved them when he slew theirs, as follows: in the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt ; both of men and beasts: I sanctified them for myself ; claimed them as his own, and set them apart for his own use, or ordered them to be set apart: (see Exodus 13:2).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 wer called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguishe from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him according to the employment. Christians must be baptized, minister must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and the our services. The Levites must be cleansed. They must be clean tha bear the vessels of the Lord. Moses must sprinkle the water of purifying upon them. This signifies the application of the blood of Christ to our souls by faith, that we may be fit to serve the livin God. God declares his acceptance of them. All who expect to share in the privileges of the tabernacle, must resolve to do the service of the tabernacle. As, on the one hand, none of God's creatures are his necessary servants, he needs not the service of any of them; so non are merely honorary servants, to do nothing. All whom God owns, he employs; angels themselves have their services __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
כי 3588 נתנים 5414 נתנים 5414 המה 1992 לי מתוך 8432 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 תחת 8478 פטרת 6363 כל 3605 רחם 7358 בכור 1060 כל 3605 מבני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 לקחתי 3947 אתם׃ 853
