Ezra 6:18
16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
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- BSB
- They 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.
- KJV
- And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
- WEB
- They set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
- ASV
- And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
- DARBY
- And they set the priests in their classes, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem: as it is written in the book of Moses.
- BLB
- And they assigned the priests in their divisions, and Levites in their groups, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.
- ÅB
- Og de innsatte prestene etter deres skifter og levittene etter deres avdelinger til å utføre gudstjenesten i Jerusalem, slik som det var foreskrevet i Moseboken.
- OTB
- De utnevnte prestene i deres avdelinger og levittene i deres grupper til tjenesten for Gud i Jerusalem, slik det er skrevet i Moseboken.
- B1930
- Og de innsatte prestene efter deres skifter og levittene efter deres avdelinger til å utføre gudstjenesten i Jerusalem, således som det var foreskrevet i Moseboken.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 3:6
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Read in context2 Chronicles 35:4–5
And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
Read in context1 Chronicles 24:1
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Read in contextNumbers 8:9–26
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:1–26
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
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