The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.
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The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.
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And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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Passages linked to Exodus 32:28 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
- Numbers 16:32-35 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods. So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly. All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.
- Numbers 16:41 But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed Yahweh’s people!”
- Malachi 2:4-6 You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. “My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
- 1 Corinthians 10:8 Let’s not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.
- Hebrews 2:2-3 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 32:28 And the children of Levi did according…
Exo 32:28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Ver. 28. About three thousand.] Chieftains and ringleaders.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain And no more, for it is probable they slew…
And no more, for it is probable they slew only those whom they knew to have been the ringleaders to others in this mischief.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For Moses had said,.... To the Levites, when he…
For Moses had said,.... To the Levites, when he first gave them their orders:
consecrate yourselves today to the Lord; devote yourselves to his service, by obeying his orders, slaying those, or the heads of them, who have cast so much contempt upon him as to worship the golden calf in his room; and which would be as acceptable to him as the offerings were, by which Aaron and his sons were consecrated to the Lord; and as these Levites were consecrated to his service this day, on this account:
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even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; not sparing the nearest relation found in this idolatry, and for which the tribe of Levi is commended and blessed in the blessing of Moses, Deu 33:8 and as it follows:
that he may bestow a blessing upon you this day; which was their being taken into the service of God to minister to the priests in the sanctuary, to bear the vessels of the Lord, and for their maintenance to have the tithes of the people: this day was, according to the Jewish writers (s), the seventeenth of Tammuz, or June, on which day the Jews keep a fast upon this account.
(s) Sedar Olam Rabba, c. 6. p. 18. Pirke Eliezer, c. 46.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And there fell of the people that day about…
And there fell of the people that day about three thousand men - Probably these were but few in comparison with the many that were guilty; but these were the men that headed the rebellion, and were therefore picked out to be made examples of; for terror to others.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 28. There fell about three thousand men.] These…
Verse 28. There fell about three thousand men.] These were no doubt the chief transgressors; having broken the covenant by having other gods besides Jehovah, they lost the Divine protection, and then the justice of God laid hold on and slew them. Moses doubtless had positive orders from God for this act of justice, (see Ex 32:27); for though, through his intercession, the people were spared so as not to be exterminated as a nation, yet the principal transgressors, those who were set on mischief, Ex 32:22, were to be put to death.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Exo 32:28. And there fell of the people that…
Exo 32:28. And there fell of the people that day about three thousand men — Probably these were but few in comparison with the many that were guilty; but these were the men that headed the rebellion, and were therefore picked out to be made examples of, for terror to others.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain About, &c. The Hebrew letter c means about, and…
About, &c. The Hebrew letter c means about, and stands also for twenty. All the versions, and some copies of the Vulgate, retain the first signification; but our edition gives also the second. Sixtus V. and the Louvain Bible have about 33,000. (Haydock) --- St. Paul (1 Corinthians x. 7, 8,) mentions, that three and twenty thousand perished, in punishment of their fornication (with the Moabites), which some explain of the adoration of the calf, and say that Moses only specifies those slain by the Levites; while St. Paul gives the number of all those who perished by the hand of God on this occasion, ver. 35. (Calmet) --- St. Cyril, Alex. glap. 2, Sulpitius, and many other fathers, agree with the Vulgate. The fornication with the Moabites, was followed by the death of 24,000, Numbers xxv. 9. So that St. Paul cannot refer to it, unless he only mention those who perished in one day; and Moses expresses the total amount of the slain during the whole affair. (Haydock)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain About three thousand. We cannot gather from this, as…
About three thousand. We cannot gather from this, as some have done, that the Levites who rallied to Moses were only 3, 000 for every Levite was not obliged to kill a man but only that, when this number was slain, the idolaters desisted from their orgy
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 three thousand of the people
three thousand of the people
"3000 of the people" (See: Numbers)
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You have been placed into Yahweh's service
This probably means "You have been chosen to serve Yahweh" or "You have become Yahweh's servants."
for each of you has taken action against his son and his brother
The fact that they did this in obedience to God can be stated clearly. AT: "for you have obeyed Yahweh and killed your sons and your brothers" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Levi
die
servant
bless
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