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Numbers 18:6

4 They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

5 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

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.

7 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 any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

8 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
WEB
Behold, I myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting.
DARBY
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel; to you are they given as a gift for Jehovah to perform the service of the tent of meeting.
BLB
And I, behold, I have taken your⁺ brothers the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel; to you⁺ [they are] a gift given by YHWH to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.
ÅB
For det er jeg som har tatt deres brødre levittene ut blant Israels barn som en gave til dere, overgitt til Herren for å utføre tjenesten ved sammenkomstens telt.
OTB
Jeg har valgt dine medlevitter blant israelittene som en gave til deg, viet til Herren, for å utføre arbeidet ved møteteltet.
B1930
For det er jeg som har tatt eders brødre levittene ut blandt Israels barn som en gave til eder, overgitt til Herren for å utføre tjenesten ved sammenkomstens telt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 3:9

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

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  • Numbers 3:45

    “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.

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  • Numbers 3:12

    “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,

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  • Isaiah 48:15

    I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

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  • Ezekiel 34:11

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

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  • Numbers 8:16–19

    For 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.

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  • Genesis 6:17

    And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

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  • Isaiah 51:12

    “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

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