Verse 6

Numbers 18:6

English Revised Version

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6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto the LORD, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה לָקַ֨חְתִּי֙ אֶת אֲחֵי/כֶ֣ם הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם מִ/תּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לָ/כֶ֞ם מַתָּנָ֤ה נְתֻנִים֙ לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה לַ/עֲבֹ֕ד אֶת עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד

English Translation

And I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel as a gift given to the Lord to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.

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Chapter 18 Context

1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers’ house with thee shall bear the iniq... Focus ↗

2 And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that t... Focus ↗

3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come nigh unto t... Focus ↗

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service... Focus ↗

5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be wrath no m... Focus ↗

6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they...

7 And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for every thing of the altar, and for tha... Focus ↗

8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings,... Focus ↗

9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, even... Focus ↗

10 As the most holy things shalt thou eat thereof: every male shall eat thereof; it shall be holy unto... Focus ↗

11 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the children of... Focus ↗

12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the corn, the firstfruits of them w... Focus ↗

13 The firstripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; e... Focus ↗

14 Every thing that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto the LORD, both of man and beas... Focus ↗

15 And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine est... Focus ↗

16 But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not... Focus ↗

17 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine. Focus ↗

18 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I... Focus ↗

19 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have... Focus ↗

20 And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in r... Focus ↗

21 And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, a... Focus ↗

22 But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it... Focus ↗

23 For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have... Focus ↗

24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗

25 Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israe... Focus ↗

26 And your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floo... Focus ↗

27 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the... Focus ↗

28 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even... Focus ↗

29 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted... Focus ↗

30 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward in return for your... Focus ↗

31 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best thereof: and ye shall... Focus ↗

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Book: Numbers
Chapter: Chapter 18 (31 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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