Numbers 3:3 Those were the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Those were the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

English Standard Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.

New American Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.

King James Bible
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

International Standard Version
who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests.

American Standard Version
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.

Darby Bible Translation
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.

Young's Literal Translation
these are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whose hand he hath consecrated for acting as priest.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:1-13 There was much work belonging to the priests' office, and there were now only Aaron and his two sons to do it; God appoints the Levites to attend them. Those whom God finds work for, he will find help for. The Levites were taken instead of the first-born. When He that made us, saves us, as the first-born of Israel were saved, we are laid under further obligations to serve him faithfully. God's right to us by redemption, confirms the right he has to us by creation.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2-4. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron—All the sons of Aaron, four in number, were consecrated to minister in the priest's office. The two oldest enjoyed but a brief term of office (Le 10:1, 2; Nu 3:4; 26:61); but Eleazar and Ithamar, the other two, were dutiful, and performed the sacred service during the lifetime of their father, as his assistants, and under his superintendence.