Numbers 3:9 “Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusi…”

Numbers 3:9

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

World English Bible

You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt giue the Leuites vnto Aaron and to his sonnes: for they are giuen him freely from among the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.

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Cross references

“And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.”

Numbers 8:19 Ephesians 4:8 Ephesians 4:11 Numbers 18:6 Numbers 18:7

Numbers 8:19 · BSB

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come…

Ephesians 4:8 · BSB

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Ephesians 4:11 · BSB

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Numbers 18:6 · BSB

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 18:7 · BSB

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but a…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

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