Numbers 3:9

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 3:9 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 8:14In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
  2. Numbers 8:16For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
  3. Numbers 8:18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
  4. Numbers 8:19And 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 against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
  5. Numbers 18:2But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
  6. Numbers 18:6Behold, 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.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:
  8. 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
  9. Ezra 2:43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
  10. Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
  11. Ezra 8:20They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
  12. Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
  13. Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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