민수기 8:10의 주석

V. 10. וסמבו וגו׳ (siehe zu Kap. 1, 4). Mit dieser סמיכה spricht die Nation aus, dass alles mit den Leviten vorzunehmende Folgende in ihrem Namen geschehe und es ihr Wille sei, dass die Leviten ihre Stellvertreter dem Heiligtum gegenüber werden.

And Bnei Yisroel shall lay. The Levites were like an offering that atones, because they were set apart for Torah and service in the Tent of Meeting. Therefore, Bnei Yisroel were commanded to treat them as an offering, with the laying of hands and waving.

וסמכו בני ישראל את ידיהם “and the Children of Israel shall place their hands, etc;” the “Children of Israel” referred to here are the firstborn for whom the Levites had served as atonement. Every firstborn Israelite would place his hands on the Levite who was to perform that service for him.