Verse 19

I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague will come upon the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra israelittene for å utføre israelittenes tjeneste ved åpenbaringsteltet og gjøre soning for israelittene, slik at det ikke skal komme en plage blant israelittene når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten til Israels barn i møteteltet og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, for at det ikke skal være noen pest blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg har gitt Levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i møteteltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn: så det ikke skal komme noen pest over dem når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg ga Aron og sønnene hans levittene som en gave, fra Israels barn, for å utføre Israels barns tjeneste i møteteltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal være noen plage blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har gitt levittene som gaver til Aron og hans sønner fra Israels barn, for å tjene Israels barn ved helligdommens telt og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal oppstå noen plage blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn ved møteteltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal oppstå noen plage blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra Israels barn, for å tjene Israels barn i forsamlingens telt og for å gjøre forsoning for dem, slik at det ikke skal komme en pest blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn ved møteteltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal oppstå noen plage blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner blant Israels barn, for å gjøre tjeneste i møteteltet og å gjøre soning for Israels barn, så det ikke skal komme en plage når Israels barn nærmer seg helligdommen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra Israels barn for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i møteteltet og for å sone for Israels barn, slik at ingen plage skal ramme Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg gav Aron og hans Sønner Leviterne til en Gave, midt ud af Israels Børn, til at betjene Israels Børns Tjeneste i Forsamlingens Paulun, og til at gjøre Forligelse for Israels Børn, at der ikke skal være Plage iblandt Israels Børn, naar Israels Børn ville holde sig nær til Helligdommen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i sammenkomstens telt, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, så det ikke kommer noen plage over Israels barn, når de kommer nær helligdommen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og hans sønner fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i møte teltet og gjøre soning for Israels barn, så det ikke skal komme noen plage blant Israels barn når Israels barn nærmer seg helligdommen.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg gir levittene i gave til Aron og hans sønner fra Israels barns midte for å utføre tjenesten i telthelligdommen og å gjøre soning for Israels barn, så det ikke skal komme noen pest blant Israels barn når de nærmer seg helligdommen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg har gitt levittene som en gave til Aron og sønnene hans fra blant Israels barn, for å utføre tjenesten for Israels barn i møte teltet, og for å gjøre soning for Israels barn, slik at det ikke skal være noen plage blant Israels barn når de kommer nær helligdommen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg har gitt dem til Aron og til hans sønner, fra blant Israels barn, for å ta hånd om alt arbeidet i møteteltet, og for å fjerne synd fra Israels barn slik at ingen ondskap skal komme over dem når de nærmer seg det hellige stedet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and haue geuen them vnto Aaron and his sonnes from amonge the childern of Israel to doo the seruyce of the childern of Israel in the tabernacle of witnesse and to make an attonement for the chyldern of Israell that there be no plage amonge the childern of Ysraell yf they come nye vnto the sanctuary.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and gaue them for a gifte vnto Aaro and his sonnes from amonge the children of Israel, yt they shulde do the seruyce of the children of Israel in the Tabernacle of witnesse, to make attonemet for the children of Israel, that there be not a plage amonge the children of Israel, yf they wyll come nye ye Sanctuary.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And haue giuen the Leuites as a gift vnto Aaron, and to his sonnes from among the children of Israel, to do the seruice of the children of Israel in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come neere vnto the Sanctuarie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And haue geuen the Leuites as a gift to Aaron and his sonnes from among the children of Israel, to do the seruice of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an attonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, if the children of Israel come nye vnto the sanctuarie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And I give the Levites gifts to Aaron and to his sons, from the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the sons of Israel, and there is no plague among the sons of Israel in the sons of Israel's drawing nigh unto the sanctuary.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the work for the Israelites in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, so there will be no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 1:53 : 53 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the covenant to protect the Israelites from wrath. The Levites are to carry out the responsibilities of the tabernacle of the covenant.
• Num 3:6-9 : 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him. 7 They shall be responsible for his duties and the duties of the entire congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall care for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and the duties of the people of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle. 9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
• Num 18:2-6 : 2 Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony. 3 They are to guard your duties and the duties of the entire tent, but they must not come near the sacred furnishings or the altar, so they will not die—and neither will you. 4 They are to join you and take responsibility for the care of the tent of meeting, performing all its service. No unauthorized person may come near you. 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites. 6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.
• 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 But God struck down some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had inflicted them with a great blow.
• 1 Chr 23:28-32 : 28 Their job was to assist the descendants of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, overseeing the courtyards, the rooms, the ceremonial cleansing of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God. 29 They were also responsible for the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baking of offerings in the pan, the well-mixed offerings, and all measures of quantity and size. 30 They were to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and also every evening. 31 They were to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord on the sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed festivals as prescribed, continually before the Lord. 32 In this way they fulfilled their duty to care for the Tent of Meeting, the holy place, and their brothers, the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chr 26:16-20 : 16 But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the Lord, followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, 'It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful, and you will not be honored by the Lord God.' 19 Uzziah, who was holding a censer to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, near the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, and they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead. So they hurried him out, and he himself was eager to leave because the Lord had afflicted him.
• Ezek 44:11-14 : 11 They shall serve as ministers in My sanctuary, responsible for the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they shall stand before them to serve them. 12 Because they served them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to stumble into iniquity, therefore I have lifted My hand against them, declares the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their punishment. 13 They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed. 14 I will appoint them as caretakers of the temple to perform all its duties and all that needs to be done within it.