Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting. New Living Translation After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering. English Standard Version And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. Berean Standard Bible After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting. King James Bible And 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. New King James Version After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering. New American Standard Bible Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; NASB 1995 “Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; NASB 1977 “Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; Legacy Standard Bible Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and present them as a wave offering; Amplified Bible Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but you shall cleanse them [first] and present them as a wave offering; Christian Standard Bible After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering. American Standard Version And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering. Contemporary English Version After they have been made acceptable and have been dedicated, they will be allowed to work at my sacred tent. English Revised Version And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave offering. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Once you have made them clean and presented them as an offering, the Levites may come and do their work at the tent of meeting. Good News Translation After you have purified and dedicated the Levites, they will be qualified to work in the Tent. International Standard Version "After this, the descendants of Levi are to come to serve at the appointed place of meeting, after you have purified them and presented them as wave offerings, Majority Standard Bible After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting. NET Bible "After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering. New Heart English Bible "After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering. Webster's Bible Translation And after that shall the Levites go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. World English Bible “After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting. You shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand afterward the Levites come in to serve the Tent of Meeting, and you have cleansed them, and have waved them [as] a wave-offering. Young's Literal Translation and afterwards do the Levites come in to serve the tent of meeting, and thou hast cleansed them, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering. Smith's Literal Translation And after this the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of appointment: and cleanse them, and lift them up a lifting up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And after this, they shall enter the tabernacle of the covenant, in order to serve me. And so shall you purify and consecrate them as an oblation to the Lord. For they were given to me as a gift from the sons of Israel. New American Bible Only then shall the Levites enter upon their service in the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and presented them as an elevated offering. New Revised Standard Version Thereafter the Levites may go in to do service at the tent of meeting, once you have cleansed them and presented them as an elevation offering. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd after that the Levites shall go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering before the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And after this the Levites shall enter and they shall serve in the Time Tabernacle; and purify them and consecrate them as a consecration before LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering. Brenton Septuagint Translation And afterwards the Levites shall go in to perform the works of the tabernacle of witness; and thou shalt purify them, and present them before the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cleansing the Levites…14In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me. 15After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting. 16For 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.… Cross References Exodus 29:1-9 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, / put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. ... Leviticus 8:6-13 Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. / He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. / Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. ... Leviticus 8:30 Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments. Leviticus 9:22-24 Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down. / Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. / Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. Leviticus 16:32-33 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments / and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly. 1 Chronicles 23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 2 Chronicles 29:11 Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.” Nehemiah 12:44-47 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ... Isaiah 66:21 “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD. Ezekiel 44:10-16 Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. ... Malachi 3:3 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. Matthew 23:19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred? Luke 1:8-9 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. Luke 2:22-24 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” John 17:19 For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. Treasury of Scripture And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. go in Numbers 8:11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. Numbers 3:23-37 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward… Numbers 4:3-32 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation… and offer Numbers 8:11,13 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD… Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; Jump to Previous Afterwards Clean Cleanse Cleansed Congregation Levites Meeting Offer Offered Offering Perform Present Presented Purified Serve Service Tabernacle Tent Wave Waved Wave-Offering WhateverJump to Next Afterwards Clean Cleanse Cleansed Congregation Levites Meeting Offer Offered Offering Perform Present Presented Purified Serve Service Tabernacle Tent Wave Waved Wave-Offering WhateverNumbers 8 1. How the lamps are to be lighted5. The consecration of the Levites 23. The age and time of their service And after you have purified them The purification process for the Levites was a significant ritual, symbolizing their readiness to serve God. The Hebrew root for "purified" is "ṭāhēr," which means to cleanse or make ceremonially clean. This purification involved washing with water, shaving the entire body, and offering sacrifices. It underscores the importance of holiness and cleanliness before approaching God’s service, reflecting the broader biblical theme that God is holy and those who serve Him must be set apart and pure. and presented them as a wave offering they may come to do their work at the Tent of Meeting Hebrew Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part you have cleansed וְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ (wə·ṭi·har·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure them אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and presented וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ (wə·hê·nap̄·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle them as a wave offering, תְּנוּפָֽה׃ (tə·nū·p̄āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8573: A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings [they] הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi may come יָבֹ֣אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to serve לַעֲבֹ֖ד (la·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave at the Tent אֹ֣הֶל (’ō·hel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 168: A tent of Meeting. מוֹעֵ֑ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting Links Numbers 8:15 NIVNumbers 8:15 NLT Numbers 8:15 ESV Numbers 8:15 NASB Numbers 8:15 KJV Numbers 8:15 BibleApps.com Numbers 8:15 Biblia Paralela Numbers 8:15 Chinese Bible Numbers 8:15 French Bible Numbers 8:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 8:15 After that the Levites shall go (Nu Num.) |
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