The word hakraiv, here rendered bring near, is properly a sacrificial word, and signifies the presenting of a sacrifice or offering to the Lord. As an offering, the tribe of Levi was entirely given up to the service of the sanctuary, to be no longer their own, but the Lord's. Num 1:49-53, Num 2:17, Num 2:33, Num 8:6-15, Num 8:22-26, Num 16:9-11, Num 18:2-6, Exo 32:26-29, Deu 33:8, Deu 33:9, Mal 2:4 Reciprocal: Num 8:19 - I have given 1Ch 23:28 - for the service 1Ch 23:32 - the charge of the sons 2Ch 29:11 - the Lord Ezr 6:18 - as it is written