Deuteronomy 33:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;

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  • Exod 17:7 : 7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?
  • Exod 28:30 : 30 And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.
  • Num 20:13 : 13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.
  • Lev 8:8 : 8 And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.
  • Ps 106:16 : 16 They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
  • Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.
  • Lev 21:7 : 7 They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.
  • Num 16:5 : 5 And he said to Korah and his band, In the morning the Lord will make clear who are his, and who is holy, and who may come near him: the man of his selection will be caused to come near him.
  • Exod 28:36 : 36 You are to make a plate of the best gold, cutting on it, as on a stamp, these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.
  • Num 27:21 : 21 He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.
  • Deut 8:2-3 : 2 And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not. 3 And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;
  • 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.
  • 2 Chr 23:6 : 6 But let no one come into the house of the Lord but only the priests and those of the Levites who have work to do there; they may go in for they are holy; but the rest of the people are to keep the orders of the Lord.
  • Ezra 2:63 : 63 And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by Urim and Thummim.
  • Ezra 8:28 : 28 And I said to them, You are holy to the Lord and the vessels are holy: and the silver and the gold are an offering freely given to the Lord, the God of your fathers.
  • Neh 7:65 : 65 And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by the Urim and Thummim.
  • Ps 16:10 : 10 For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.
  • Ps 81:7 : 7 You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

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  • Deut 10:8-10
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    74%

    8 At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

    9 For this reason Levi has no part or heritage for himself among his brothers: the Lord is his heritage, as the Lord your God said to him.)

    10 And I was in the mountain, as at the first time, for forty days and forty nights; and again the ears of the Lord were open to my prayer, and he did not send destruction on you.

  • 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: he said, Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of Judah and make him one with his people: let your hands take up his cause, and be his help against his attackers.

  • 30 And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.

  • 2 Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.

  • 9 Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement.

  • 10 Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests?

  • 4 And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.

  • Num 1:48-50
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    70%

    48 For the Lord said to Moses,

    49 Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,

    50 But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

  • 8 And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.

  • 13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.

  • 7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

  • 20 Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

  • 11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

  • 8 And Moses said to Korah, Give ear now, you sons of Levi:

  • 33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no heritage: the Lord, the God of Israel, is their heritage, as he said to them.

  • 6 Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

  • 5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

  • 14 So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

  • 37 Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.

  • Num 27:14-15
    2 verses
    66%

    14 Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

    15 Then Moses said to the Lord,

  • 11 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 6 Now, see, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: they are given to you and to the Lord, to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

  • 11 Let your blessing, O Lord, be on his substance, may the work of his hands be pleasing to you: may those who take up arms against him and all who have hate for him, be wounded through the heart, never to be lifted up again.

  • 15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

  • 1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 51 Because of your sin against me before the children of Israel at the waters of Meribath Kadesh in the waste land of Zin; because you did not keep my name holy among the children of Israel.

  • 26 Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him.

  • 27 And give a thought to the Levite who is living among you, for he has no part or heritage in the land.

  • 5 For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.

  • 22 Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.

  • 25 Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

  • 27 And the Lord said to Moses, Put all these words in writing; for on them is based the agreement which I will make with you.

  • 29 And Moses said, You have made yourselves priests to the Lord this day; for every one of you has made the offering of his son and his brother; the blessing of the Lord is on you this day.

  • 8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

  • 34 And the Lord, hearing your words, was angry, and said with an oath,

  • 4 And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.

  • 14 Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no heritage; the offerings of the Lord, the God of Israel, made by fire are his heritage, as he said to him.

  • 16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 12 These are to take their places on Mount Gerizim for blessing the people when you have gone over Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin;

  • 1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 7 You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)