Numbers 8:6
Good News Translation
"Separate the Levites from the rest of the people of Israel and purify them

New Revised Standard Version
Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

Contemporary English Version
The Levites must be acceptable to me before they begin working at the sacred tent. So separate them from the rest of the Israelites

New American Bible
Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,

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Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,

cleanse them

Exodus 19:15 He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Context
Cleansing the Levites
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 6Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,7According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed,…
Cross References
Numbers 3:6
Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,

Numbers 8:5
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Chronicles 29:11
My sons, be not negligent: the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to minister to him, and to worship him, and to burn incense to him.

Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing: go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the vessels of the Lord.

Numbers 8:5
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