SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:21
Y los levitas se expiaron, y lavaron sus vestidos; y Aarón los ofreció en ofrenda de mecedura delante del SEÑOR, y Aarón los reconcilió para expiarlos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 8:21
Verse 21. And Aaron made an atonement for them] Though the Levites had been most solemnly consecrated to the Lord's service, and though all legal washings and purifications were duly performed on the occasion, yet they could not approach God till an atonement had been made for them. How strange is it, after all these significations, of the will and purpose of God relative to man, that any priest or any people will attempt to draw nigh to God without an atonement! As sure as God hath spoken it, there is no entrance into the holiest but through the blood of Jesus, Heb. x. 19, 20.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. And the Levites were purified , etc.] From sin, by the sprinkling of the sin water, or water of purification on them, ( Numbers 8:7); and they washed their clothes ; that they might have no defilement about them, neither in their bodies, nor in their garments: and Aaron offered them [as] an offering before the Lord ; a wave offering, as in ( Numbers 8:11); and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them ; by offering the sacrifices for them, ( Numbers 8:12).
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
ויתחטאו 2398 הלוים 3881 ויכבסו 3526 בגדיהם 899 וינף 5130 אהרן 175 אתם 853 תנופה 8573 לפני 6440 יהוה 3068 ויכפר 3722 עליהם 5921 אהרן 175 לטהרם׃ 2891
