| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Nu 3:9 | King James | And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel, &c.--The priests hold the place of God, and the Levites are the servants of God in the obedience they render to the priests. |