Seuen lampes are so placed on the golden candlestucke, that they may shine towardes the breades of proposition. 5. the ordination of the Leuites. 24. And at what age they shal serue in the tabernacle.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:E il Signore parlò a Mosè, e disse:AND our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: 2Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the loaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh.Parla ad Aronne, e di' a lui: Quando tu avrai messe le sette lucerne sul candelliere, lo collocherai dalla parte di mezzodì. Ordina adunque che le lucerne guardino a settentrione verso la mensa de' pani della proposizione; esse debbon gettare la loro luce in quella parte, che è dirimpetto al candelliere.Speake to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seuen lampes, let the candlesticke be sette vp in the south part ouer against the north, toward the table of the breades of proposition, ouer against that part toward which the candlesticke looketh, shal they shine.Loquere Aaron, et dices ad eum: Cum posueris septem lucernas, candelabrum in australi parte erigatur. Hoc igitur præcipe ut lucernæ contra boream e regione respiciant ad mensam panum propositionis, contra eam partem, quam candelabrum respicit, lucere debebunt. 3And Aaron did so, and he put the lamps upon the candlestick, as the Lord had commanded Moses.E Aronne fece così, e pose le lucerne sul candelliere, conforme avea ordinato il Signore a Mosè.And Aaron did so, and he put the lampes vpon the candlesticke, as our Lord had cōmanded Moyses. this was the making of the candlesticke,Fecitque Aaron, et imposuit lucernas super candelabrum, ut præceperat Dominus Moysi. 4Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick.Or il candelabro era fatto in tal guisa: tanto il tronco di mezzo, quanto tutte le braccia, che spuntavano dall'uno e dall'altro lato, erano di un sol pezzo d'oro lavorato a martello: secondo il modello mostratogli dal Signore fabbricò Mosè il candelabro.of beaten gold, as wel the middle shaft, as al thinges that arose of both sides of the branches: according to the example which our Lord shewed to Moyses, so wrought he the candlesticke.Hæc autem erat factura candelabri, ex auro ductili, tam medius stipes, quam cuncta quæ ex utroque calamorum latere nascebantur: juxta exemplum quod ostendit Dominus Moysi, ita operatus est candelabrum.
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:E il Signore parlò a Mosè, e disse:And our Lord spake to Moyses saying:Et locutus est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: 6Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,Separa i Leviti di mezzo a' figliuoli d'Israele, e purificagliTake the Leuites out of the middes of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purifie them,Tolle Levitas de medio filiorum Israël, et purificabis eos 7According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed,Con questo rito: si aspergano coll'acqua di espiazione, e radano tutti i peli del loro corpo: e dopo che avranno lavate le lor vesti, e si saranno mondati,according to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of lustration, & shaue al the haires of their flesh. And when they haue washed their garmentes, and are cleansed,juxta hunc ritum: aspergantur aqua lustrationis, et radant omnes pilos carnis suæ. Cumque laverint vestimenta sua, et mundati fuerint, 8They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering:Prenderanno un bue di branco, e per sua libagione del fior di farina aspersa d'olio: un altro bue di branco prenderai tu per lo peccato:they shal take an oxe out of the heardes, and his libament flowre tempered with oyle: and an other oxe out of the heard thou shalt take for sinne:tollent bovem de armentis, et libamentum ejus similam oleo conspersam: bovem autem alterum de armento tu accipies pro peccato: 9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the covenant, calling together all the multitude of the children of Israel:E condurrai i Leviti dinanzi al tabernacolo dell'alleanza, congregato tutto il concilio de' figliuoli d'Israele.and thou shalt bring the Leuites before the tabernacle of couenant, calling together al the multitude of the children of Israel.et applicabis Levitas coram tabernaculo fœderis, convocata omni multitudine filiorum Israël. 10And when the Levites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shall put their hands upon them:E quando i Leviti saranno dinanzi al Signore, i figliuoli d'Israele porranno le loro mani sopra di essi:And when the Leuites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shal put their handes vpon them.Cumque Levitæ fuerint coram Domino, ponent filii Israël manus suas super eos.
11And Aaron shall offer the Levites, as a gift in the sight of the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may serve in his ministry.E Aronne offerirà i Leviti qual dono de' figliuoli d'Israele al cospetto del Signore, perché a lui servano nel ministero.and Aaron shal offer the Leuites, a gift in the sight of the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may serue in his ministerie.Et offeret Aaron Levitas, munus in conspectu Domini a filiis Israël, ut serviant in ministerio ejus. 12The Levites also shall put their hands upon the heads of the oxen, of which thou shalt sacrifice one for sin, and the other for a holocaust to the Lord, to pray for them.Parimente i Leviti imporranno le mani loro sulle teste de' buoi, de' quali uno lo immolerai per lo peccato, e l'altro in olocausto al Signore affine d'impetrare grazia per essi.The Leuites also shal put their handes vpon the heades of the oxen, of the which thou shalt make one for sinne, and the other for holocauste of the Lord, to pray for them.Levitæ quoque ponent manus suas super capita boum, e quibus unum facies pro peccato, et alterum in holocaustum Domini, ut depreceris pro eis. 13And thou shalt set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and of his, and shalt consecrate them being offered to the Lord,E presenterai i Leviti al cospetto d'Aronne, e dei suoi figliuoli, e offertigli al Signore li consacrerai,And thou shalt sette the Leuites in the sight of Aaron and of his sonnes, and being offered shal consecrate them to the Lord,Statuesque Levitas in conspectu Aaron et filiorum ejus, et consecrabis oblatos Domino, 14And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine.E li separerai di mezzo a' figliuoli d'Israele, affinché sieno miei:and shal separate them from the middes of the children of Israel, to be mine.ac separabis de medio filiorum Israël, ut sint mei. 15And afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel.E dopo di ciò entreranno nel tabernacolo dell'alleanza per servire a me. In tal guisa tu li purificherai, e li consacrerai in offerendogli al Signore: perocché sono stati donati a me da' figliuoli d'Israele.And afterward they shal enter into the tabernacle of couenant, to serue me. And thou shalt so purifie and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: because they were geuen me for a gift of the children of Israel.Et postea ingredientur tabernaculum fœderis, ut serviant mihi. Sicque purificabis et consecrabis eos in oblationem Domini: quoniam dono donati sunt mihi a filiis Israël.
16I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel,Io gli ho accettati in cambio de' primogeniti, che escono i primi dal sen materno in Israele:For the first borne that open euerie matrice in Israel, I haue taken them. For mine are al the first bornePro primogenitis quæ aperiunt omnem vulvam in Israël, accepi eos. 17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself:Perocché sono miei tutti i primogeniti de' figliuoli d'Israele tanto degli uomini, come degli animali: li riserbai per me fin da quel giorno, in cui io uccisi tutti i primogeniti nella terra d'Egitto:of the children of Israel, as wel of men as of beastes. From the day that I smote euerie first borne in the Land of Aegypt, haue I sanctified them to me:Mea sunt enim omnia primogenita filiorum Israël, tam ex hominibus quam ex jumentis. Ex die quo percussi omne primogenitum in terra Ægypti, sanctificavi eos mihi: 18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:E io presi i Leviti in vece di tutti i primogeniti dei figliuoli d'Israele:and I haue taken the Leuites for al the first borne of the children of Israel:et tuli Levitas pro cunctis primogenitis filiorum Israël, 19And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.E trattili di mezzo al popolo gli ho donati ad Aronne, e a' suoi figliuoli, affinché servano a me per Israele nel tabernacolo dell'alleanza, e per lui faccian preghiere, affinché non sia flagellato il popolo, ove ardisse d'accostarsi al santuario.and haue deliuered them for a gift to Aaron and his sonnes out of the middes of the people, to serue me for Israel in the tabernacle of couenant, and to pray for them that there be no plague among the people, if they should presume to approch vnto my Sanctuarie.tradidique eos dono Aaron et filiis ejus de medio populi, ut serviant mihi pro Israël in tabernaculo fœderis, et orent pro eis ne sit in populo plaga, si ausi fuerint accedere ad sanctuarium. 20And Moses and Aaron and all the multitude of the children of Israel did with the Levites all that the Lord had commanded Moses:E Mosè ed Aronne, e tutta la moltitudine de' figliuoli d'Israele fecero riguardo a' Leviti quello che il Signore avea comandato a Mosè:And Moyses and Aaron and al the multitude of the children of Israel did concerning the Leuites the thinges that our Lord had commanded Moyses:Feceruntque Moyses et Aaron et omnis multitudo filiorum Israël super Levitas quæ præceperat Dominus Moysi:
21And they were purified, and washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lord, and prayed for them,E furono purificati, e lavarono le loro vesti, e Aronne gli elevò al cospetto del Signore, e fece orazione per essi:and they were purified, and washed their garmentes. And Aaron eleuated them in the sight of our Lord, and prayed for them,purificatique sunt, et laverunt vestimenta sua. Elevavitque eos Aaron in conspectu Domini, et oravit pro eis, 22That being purified they might go into the tabernacle of the covenant to do their services before Aaron and his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses touching the Levites, so was it done.Affinché purificati entrassero ad esercitare gli uffizi loro nel tabernacolo dell'alleanza sotto Aronne, e i figliuoli di lui. Quello che il Signore ordinò a Mosè riguardo a' Leviti, fu fatto.that being purified they might enter to their offices into the tabernacle of couenant before Aaron & his sonnes. Fuen as our Lord had cō manded Moyses touching the Leuites, so was it done.ut purificati ingrederentur ad officia sua in tabernaculum fœderis coram Aaron et filiis ejus. Sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi de Levitis, ita factum est. 23And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:E il Signore parlò a Mosè, e disse:And our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: 24This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.Questa è la legge riguardo a' Leviti: Da' venticinque anni in là entreranno a servire nel tabernacolo dell'alleanza:This is the law of the Leuites, From twentie fiue yeares and vpward, they shal enter in to minister in the tabernacle of couenant.Hæc est lex Levitarum: a viginti quinque annis et supra, ingredientur ut ministrent in tabernaculo fœderis. 25And when they shall have accomplished the fiftieth year of their age, they shall cease to serve:E compiuto l'anno cinquantesimo dell'età loro, finiranno di servire:And when they shal haue accomplisheth the fiftith yeare of their age, they shal cease to serue:Cumque quinquagesimum annum ætatis impleverint, servire cessabunt, 26And they shall be the ministers of their brethren in the tabernacle of the covenant, to keep the things that are committed to their care, but not to do the works. Thus shalt thou order the Levites touching their charge.E saranno aiuti dei loro fratelli al tabernacolo dell'alleanza per aver cura delle cose, che saranno loro affidate; ma non faranno le funzioni di prima. Così disporrai riguardo alle incumbenze de' Leviti.and shal be the ministers of their brethren in the tabernacle of couenant, to keepe the thinges that are cōmended to them, but not to do the verie workes. Thus shalt thou dispose to the Leuites in their custodies.eruntque ministri fratrum suorum in tabernaculo fœderis, ut custodiant quæ sibi fuerunt commendata: opera autem ipsa non faciant. Sic dispones Levitis in custodiis suis.
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Calmet
Looketh. This candlestick stood on the south side, with one branch extending towards the altar of incense, on the east; and the other to the west, so as to give light to the loaves of proposition, on the north, Exodus 25:31. (Calmet)
Menochius
It was intended to illumine the holy of holies, where a sort of feast was prepared for God, and where no windows were found. (Menochius)
Haydock
Hebrew simply, "When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against," upon, or near to "the candlestick." (Haydock)
Du Hamel
The lamps might be separated from the branches and stem of the candlestick. (Du Hamel)
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Challoner
Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification. This was the holy water, mixed with the ashes of the red cow, (Numbers xix.) appointed for purifying all that were unclean. It was a figure of the blood of Christ, applied to our souls by his holy sacraments. (Challoner)
Purification, (lustrationis) or "expiation." The water, mixed with ashes, was taken and sprinkled round about the houses, and upon those persons who wished either to be cleansed from some defilement, or to advance in virtue and purity. We use salt instead of ashes. Theocritus (Idyl. 24:100,) puts these words in the mouth of Tiresias, "then mixt with salt, according to the law, with a green branch sprinkle the honoured and pure water, and sacrifice to the supreme Jupiter a hog, if you wish to gain the victory over your adversaries."
Haydock
Flesh, to remind them that they must cut off all superfluous thoughts, the roots of which they will however never be able to destroy entirely, as St. Gregory (Mor. 5:3,) says, "The flesh always produces superfluities, which the spirit must always cut away with the sword of solicitude." See Leviticus 14:8., and 21:5, 10. (Haydock)
Tirinus
The priests serving in the temple were obliged to cut their hair every month; and the Levites probably observed the same regulation, to acknowledge, that they who approach to God, must be pure and detached from earthly cares, (Calmet) and particularly from the works of sin; to remind them of which, they were to be sprinkled with water, their garments washed, and they were to offer two oxen by the hands of Aaron, and to be lifted up or offered to God, to serve in his court. (Tirinus)
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Upon them. Some of the princes performed this ceremony, to testify that they gave up the Levites to serve God, (ver. 15,) and would not be answerable, if they were guilty of any irreverence or neglect. (Calmet)
Du Hamel
They offered them as a sort of sacrifice for the people, (Menochius) and gave their approbation to them, setting them at liberty, ver. 14., and 20. (Du Hamel)
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A gift. Hebrew, "he shall heave them as a heave-offering before the Lord." Some assert, that Aaron lifted each of them towards the four quarters of the world; (ver. 21,) or he made them go up towards the altar, and on each side. This ceremony was performed whenever a Levite was taken into the ministry, 2 Paralipomenon 29:34.
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Thou, Moses, though the Hebrew here seems to refer it to Aaron, "he shall." But the Septuagint and Arabic agree with the Vulgate, and the context shews that Moses is the person (Calmet) who had chiefly to officiate. Aaron also performed his part, ver. 11. (Haydock)
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Mine. Free from the burdens of the state, and employed in singing and keeping the doors of the sanctuary. (Menochius)
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Into, or "towards, about;" for the priests alone could enter in. Hebrew, "the Levites shall go in (or be admitted) to do the service of the tabernacle," and to remove it, etc., ver. 19. (Haydock)
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Menochius
Lifted. Hebrew tenupha, Exodus 29:24. Perhaps only a few were received at once. (Menochius)
Prayed. Hebrew means also "to expiate, or redeem," as ver. 19.
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Serve, in any laborious functions, as the original imports.
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Grotius
Ministers. Hebrew, "to watch over," (Calmet) direct, and "train up their brethren," Samaritan. (Grotius)
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Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification.... This was the holy water mixed with the ashes of the red cow, Num. 19., appointed for purifying all that were unclean. It was a figure of the blood of Christ, applied to our souls by his holy sacraments.
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This water was mixed with ashes of a redde. ow sacrificed without the campe. chap. •9.
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Aaron hauing receiued the Leuites, presēted them to God, and so addicted them to their designed offices.
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san Tascio Cecilio Cipriano † 258 d.C. The Epistles of Cyprian 75.12
… And that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of sprinkling hath not been sprinkled upon him.” And again: “And the Lord spake unto Moses saying, Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: thou shalt sprinkle them with the water of purification.”
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Cum posueris septem lucernas, candelabrum in australi parte erigatur, — q. d. Candelabro septifido impone septem lucernas, easque accende, ipsumque candelabrum colloca in australi parte tabernaculi.
Nota: Pro posueris hebraice est haalot, quae vox tam elevare et imponere, quam accendere significat. Noster tamen Interpres cum Septuaginta saepius vertit ponere, collocare, concinnare. Unde videtur quod septem hae lucernae, sive lampades, non fuerint ductiles, aut continuae ipsi candelabro, sed quod ab eo fuerint separatae, ita ut ei, id est ejus septem calamis, imponi possent, et de facto imponerentur, quoties accendebantur a sacerdotibus. Commodius enim erat, ut possent eximi, ad hoc, ut melius purgari, repleri et concinnari possent.
Hoc igitur praecipe, ut lucernae contra boream e regione respiciant ad mensam panum propositionis. — Haec omnia non sunt in Hebraeo, sed paraphrastice a nostro Interprete ex Exodo, explicationis gratia, supplentur et adduntur. In Hebraeo enim tantum est id quod sequitur, scilicet: Contra eam partem quam candelabrum respicit, lucere debebunt, q. d. Constitue candelabrum cum suis lucernis in australi parte tabernaculi, ita ut lumen suum ejaculetur in partem borealem oppositam, in qua est mensa panum propositionis, ut eam illuminet. Haec enim est mensa in qua quasi convivatur Deus; nemo autem convivatur in tenebris, sed in lumine: tabernaculum autem undique cortinis tectum, nullamque habens fenestram, tenebrosum erat, ideoque ad illud illuminandum positum erat in eo candelabrum: cujus proinde septem lucernas Deus hic jubet obverti, non Sancto sanctorum, sed mensae panum propositionis, ita ut luceant versus eam partem, quam respicit candelabrum, id est, scapus ipse medius sive truncus candelabri, ut scilicet tam truncus hic candelabri, quam singulae ejus lucernae, ex aequo respiciant hanc mensam, quo melius et copiosius eam illuminent.
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Fecitque Aaron, et imposuit lucernas super candelabrum. — Imposuit et accendit lucernas Aaron octavo die, cum jam perfecta esset ejus consecratio: nam primis septem diebus, Moses tam lucernas has imposuit et accendit, quam adolevit thymiama, et sacrificavit, uti dixi cap. VII.
Hinc patet hic etiam esse hysteron proteron; nec enim haec hoc loco ordine historico recensentur, quia secundum illum ponenda fuissent Levitici IX. Ibi enim primitias suas celebrat Aaron, quarum pars erat haec lucernarum accensio et compositio. Verum quia ibi fere de sacrificiis agitur, hinc in hunc locum, post oblationem principum, quae simul fere contigit, rejecta sunt.
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Ex auro ductili (erat) tam medius stipes, quam cuncta quae ex utroque calamorum latere nascebantur, — q. d. Candelabrum non erat per fragmenta et membra compositum et insertum, sed totum erat ex auro ductili, id est totum ex una auri massa malleatione erat diductum; totum, inquam, id est tam stipes, quam terni utrimque calami, et quae utrimque ex calamis nascebantur, puta flores, scyphi et sphaerulae tertio repetiti et in tres ordines distributi, haec omnia ex eodem auro erant diducta: secus erat de lucernis, uti dixi vers. 2.
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Tolle Levitas et purificabis eos. — Haec contigerunt simul cum electione et oblatione Levitarum loco primogenitorum Israel, de qua cap. III, vers. 45. Tunc enim Levitae selecti a Deo, et simul a Mose Deo Deique cultui applicati sunt: sed ibi eorum electio, hic consecratio, quae tamen eodem tempore facta est, describitur.
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Aspergantur aqua lustrationis, — quae mixta est cineribus vitulae rufae, de quibus cap. XIX; hebraice haec aqua vocatur aqua peccati, id est expiatoria peccati, per metonymiam. Nota: Hic fuit ritus consecrationis Levitarum, ut ex textu patet: primo, Moses aspergit eos aqua lustrationis; secundo, raserunt ipsi omnes pilos carnis suae; tertio, laverunt vestes suas; quarto, obtulerunt boves duos, unum immolandum pro peccato, alterum in holocaustum; quinto, Moses eos stitit Deo in tabernaculo, coram toto populo; sexto, filii Israel suas manus eis imposuerunt; septimo, Aaron ritu tenupha, de quo vers. 15, obtulit Levitas, quasi munus populi, Deo, ad serviendum ei in tabernaculo; octavo, Levitae suis bobus duobus imposuerunt manus, quos deinde Aaron immolavit orans pro Levitis.
Tropologice S. Gregorius, lib. V Moralium, cap. XXIII, et ex eo Rupertus: « Pili carnis, ait, sunt quaelibet superflua humanae corruptionis. Oportet ergo Levitas pilos carnis radere; quia is qui in obsequiis divinis assumitur, debet ante Dei oculos a cunctis carnis cogitationibus mundus apparere. Unde et Levitarum pili radi praecepti sunt, non evelli: rasis enim pilis in carne radices remanent, et crescunt iterum, ut recidantur; quia magno quidem studio superfluae cogitationes amputandae sunt, sed tamen funditus amputari non possunt: semper enim caro superflua generat, quae semper spiritus ferro sollicitudinis recidat. »
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Tollent bovem de armentis, — ut tibi, o Moses, eum offerant immolandum in holocaustum, sicuti alterum offerent, quem tu pariter ab eis accipies, immolandum pro peccato.
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Cumque Levitae fuerint coram Domino, ponent filii Israel manus suas super eos, — ut hac manuum impositione significent et testentur, se Levitas contribules suos a se abdicare, et Domino quasi munus aut sacrificium offerre, in ejusque dominium et ministerium transferre. Erant enim Levitae munus et oblatio populi, perinde ac bos erat victima. Vide dicta Levit. I, 4. Unde sequitur:
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Offeret Aaron Levitas. — Hinc colligitur Aaronem obtulisse et consecrasse Levitas, non vero Mosen. Idem patet vers. 21. Haec enim consecratio Levitarum proprie ad pontificem pertinebat; pontifex autem erat Aaron. Quod ergo dicitur, Mosi vers. 12, « facies, » id est, immolabis, « bovem pro peccato, » et vers. 14, « consecrabis, » intellige, jubebis immolari et consecrari, scilicet per Aaronem. Obtulit ergo Moses Levitas Aaroni: Aaron autem obtulit et consecravit eos Deo, comprecante tamen simul Mose.
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Postea ingredientur tabernaculum foederis. — Hebraice, ingrediantur ad ministerium suum in tabernaculo foederis, videlicet ut illud portent, ut dictum est capite IV: nec enim aliud erat officium Levitarum; nam sacrificare, accendere lucernas, adolere thymiama, ponere panes propositionis in mensa, haec, inquam, solorum sacerdotum erant munia.
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Consecrabis eos in oblationem, — Hebraice, elevabis, vel agitabis eos agitatione, sive ritu et caremonia tenupha, scilicet agitando, et modice elevando eos ad quatuor plagas mundi, in modum crucis, ut significetur eos offerri Deo, qui totius mundi est dominus, de quo ritu dixi Levit. VII, 30. Hic patet hoc certo ritu elevatos fuisse Levitas, quo et victimae elevabantur. Idem clarius indicat noster Interpres vers. 21. Hinc etiam verisimile est non omnes Levitas hoc tempore esse consecratos, sed eos tantum, qui ipso actu tabernaculo erant deservituri: caeteros vero postea in Chanaan consecratos esse. Nam non potuisset Aaron commode tot millia Levitarum viritim Domino hoc ritu offerre, siquidem uti consecratio sacerdotum novellorum propria et peculiaris erat singulorum capitum, ut patet Exodi XXIX, 29, et II Paralip. XXIX, 34, ita fuit et peculiaris singulorum Levitarum, ut patet eodem loco Paralip. Excipe tempus peregrinationis in deserto: nam uti post egressum ex Sina, nunquam deinceps in deserto sacrificatum est, ita post hanc consecrationem Levitarum, nulla fuit alia in deserto; sed succedebant Levitae, cum trigesimum annum attigissent, ad onera portanda, etiam non consecrati, quinquagenariis emeritis. Ita Abulensis.
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Ne sit plaga, — q. d. Levitae erunt in ministerio sanctuarii, ne populus illud in se suscipere velit, itaque plectatur a me, eo quod, cum sit laicus et profanus, sacro officio se immiscuerit contra praeceptum meum.
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Elevavitque eos Aaron. — Hebraice est, agitavit eos agitatione, vel ritu tenupha, de quo dixi vers. 15.
8:24
A viginti quinque annis et supra, ingredientur (Levitae) ut ministrent in tabernaculo foederis. — Nota: Cap. IV, vers. 3, et I Paralip. XXIII, 3, numerati sunt ab anno trigesimo Levitae ii, qui proprie ministrabant tabernaculo, illudque cum suis vasis portabant; quod ergo hic a 25 anno jubentur ingredi, ut ministrent in tabernaculo, intellige eos anno 25 consecratos fuisse ad hoc, ut subservirent Levitis senioribus, seque aptarent, ut anno 30 proprie ministrarent in tabernaculo, illius vasa portando, idque usque ad annum 50. Nam post annum 50 emeriti erant in hac militia tabernaculi, neque onera ferebant, sed tantum custodiebant, ut dicitur vers. ult. Porro Davidis tempore, cum quiescerent Hebraei in Chanaan, nec amplius gravia illa tabernaculi onera per desertum Levitis essent ferenda; cumque pluribus opus esset personis ad officia janitorum, cantorum et similium, quae David instituit, tunc jussit David a vigesimo aetatis anno Levitas numerari, et ministrare in tabernaculo, ut patet I Paralip. XXIII, 27.
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Sic dispones Levitis in custodiis suis, — ut scilicet custodiant vasa tabernaculi, ea aetate et modo quo jam praescripsi. Vocat custodias in plurali, quia variis familiis varia custodienda dabantur, unde plures erant custodiae. Sic Franciscani in variis provinciis varias habent Custodias, uti ipsi appellant.
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NISĀN (DAL BABILONESE NISANNU)
Il 13 di n. si legge nella sinagoga Num. 8, 1-4. Dopo tale lettura viene detta una preghiera di carattere mistico, tratta dall'opera di R. Isaia Levi Horovitz, Le due tavole della Legge. …
8:6
LEVITI (EBR. LĒWĪ, PLUR. LĒWĪJĪM; GR. LĒWĪJĪ, PLUR. - AI)
La loro iniziazione avvenne con riti (Ex. 29; cf. Ex. 40; Lev. 8-9; 21), che rimasero poi tradizionali, comprendenti specialmente l'imposizione delle mani (Num. 8, 6-15). Nel primo censimento risultarono in numero di 8580 (ibid. 4, 48). Ai tre gruppi, Gersoniti, Caathiti, Merariti, erano assegnate funzioni specializzate e posti particolari presso …
Gli aroniti idonei all'esercizio del culto divino erano pubblicamente consacrati, prima di iniziare il servizio sacro, con la « santificazione » (descritta in Ex. 20, 1-37; 40, 12-15; Lev. 8, 1-36), che consisteva in un doppio rito, di purgazione (Num. 8, 6-7) e di oblazione. …
8:10
… benedice Ephraim e Manasse: « Extendens manum dexteram, posuit super caput Ephraim... sinistram autem super caput Manasse »; Lev. 9, 22 è detto di Aronne: « Extendens manus ad populum, benedixit ei... b) Come rito di consacrazione a Dio, o delle persone: Num. 8, 10 è stabilito a riguardo dei leviti: « Cumque levitae fuerint coram Domino, ponent filii Israel manus super eos »; o delle vittime per il sacrificio: Ex. 29, 10-11: « Imponent Aaron …
8:12
… 16, 20-21, per il sacrificio del capro emissario è prescritto: « Offerat hircum viventem, et posita utraque manu super caput eius, confiteatur omnes iniquitates filiorum Israel »; altri esempi ibid. 1, 4; 3, 2; 4, 4.24. 29.33; 8, 14.18.22; 16, 21; Num. 8, 12; II Par. 29, 23 ecc. Questa i. d. m. sulla vittima, secondo la natura del sacrificio, veniva fatta o dal sommo sacerdote (cf. Lev. 16, 21), o dai sacerdoti semplici (cf. ibid. …
8:16
… divieti di mattare animali malati o destinati al culto pagano, il precetto di Lev. 22, 28 e di Ex. 23, 19; 34, 26; Deut. 14, 21 e Deut. 22, 6. d) Bēkhōrōth «primo-geniti», in 9 capp.: riguarda i precetti di Ex. 13, 2.12 sg.; 34, 19 sg.; Lev. 27, 26 sg.; Num. 8, 16 sg.; 18, 15 sg. e Deut. 15, 19 sg. e) 'Arākhīn «stime»: concernenti i voti (Lev. 25, 25 sg.; 17, 2-20) e le persone che compiono i voti. f) Tēmūrāth «cambio», 7 capp.: sostituzione nell'offerta …
NATINEI (EBR. NĒTHĀNĪM; SETTANTA NĒTHĀNĪM, RARO NĒTHĀNĪM E NĒTHĀNĪM; VOLG. NATHINAEI)
… Il nome si collega con la radice nāthān « dare » (formazione nominale di senso passivo, qāṛīl), onde oggi si suoi tradurlo « oblati », « offerti » al servizio sacro, come già gli stessi leviti (chiamati nēthānīm « dati », participio passivo, in Num. 3, 9; 8, 16, 19). Non se ne hanno notizie in tempo anteriore all'esilio; si sa invece che esistevano a Babilonia, donde un gruppo tornò con Esdra a Gerusalemme (Estd. 7, 7; 8, 17, 20), ove le …
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… Tale consacrazione era legata alla distruzione dei p. egiziani (ibid. 13, 14 sg.; Num. 3, 13; 8, 17).
8:18
… Ancorché fosse per lo più giovane (Iud. 17, 5-18, 20), il sacerdote era onorato del titolo di « padre » (ibid. 17, 10; 18, 19). Mosè « segregò » i figli di Levi, consacrati a Dio in sostituzione dei primogeniti d'Israele che spettavano a Dio (Ex. 22, 29; Num. 3, 13; 8, 18) per farne un corpo speciale di sacerdoti (Ex. 32, 26-29); tra i Leviti (v.) scelse Aronne (v.) e i suoi figli e li consacrò sacerdoti (Ex. 28-29, 39; Lev. 6-10. 21-22). La superiorità …
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LEVITI (EBR. LĒWĪ, PLUR. LĒWĪJĪM; GR. LĒWĪJĪ, PLUR. - AI)
Il servizio cominciava dai 25 anni (Num. 8, 24), ma solo dai 30 comprendeva lavori pesanti, come il trasporto dell'Arca (ibid. 4, 3, 47), e durava fino ai 50. Non risulta che avessero allora vesti speciali. …
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