Numbers 8:14
“Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.”
Numbers 8:14 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine.
- DARBYDarby
- And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and thou hast separated the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have become Mine;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- This is how you will set apart the Levites from among the people of Israel; the Levites shall belong to me.
Context: Numbers 8
12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
15And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
16For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
About Numbers 8: The Consecration of the Levites
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Commentary
In Numbers 8, the Lord instructs Moses to set up the Levites as a special group of priests to serve in the Tabernacle. The Lord commands that the Levites be taken from among the Israelites and set apart for service in the Tabernacle. The Lord then gives Moses instructions on how to consecrate the Levites. He is to lay his hands on them and present them as a wave offering to the Lord. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to their duties in the Tabernacle. The Levites are to be responsible for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.