Numbers 8:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Afterwards, the Levites came to perform their duties in the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    After that, the Levites went in to perform their service in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And after that they went into doo their seruyce in the tabernacle of wytnesse before Aaron and his sonnes. And acordinge as the Lorde had commaunded Moses as concernynge the leuites euen so they dyd vnto them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After that wente they in, to do their office in the Tabernacle of witnesse before Aaron and his sonnes: as the LORDE commauded Moses concernynge the Leuites, euen so dyd they with them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And after that, went the Leuites in to doe their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, before Aaron and before his sonnes: as the Lorde had commaunded Moses concerning the Leuites, so they did vnto them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    After that, went the Leuites in, to do their seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron and his sonnes: as the Lorde had comaunded Moyses concernyng the Leuites, euen so they dyd vnto them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and afterwards have the Levites gone in to do their service in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and before his sons; as Jehovah hath commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they have done to them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And then the Levites went in to do their work in the Tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons: all the orders which the Lord had given Moses about the Levites were put into effect.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 8:15 : 15 After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.
  • 2 Chr 30:15-17 : 15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites, ashamed of their neglect, consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD. 16 Then they stood at their prescribed places, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood handed to them by the Levites. 17 Since many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were responsible for slaughtering the Passover lambs for everyone who was not ceremonial clean to dedicate them to the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 30:27 : 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.
  • 2 Chr 31:2 : 2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites, each man according to his service—priests and Levites alike—for burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to sing praises at the gates of the Lord’s camp.
  • 2 Chr 35:8-9 : 8 His officers also contributed willingly to the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials in charge of the house of God, provided the priests with 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 cattle. 9 Conaniah, along with Shemaiah, Nethanel, his brothers, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, gave the Levites 5,000 Passover sacrifices and 500 cattle. 10 When everything was ready, the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's command. 11 They slaughtered the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to be distributed to the divisions of the ancestral families of the people, to offer them to the LORD as it is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the cattle. 13 They roasted the Passover lambs over the fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the sacred offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and served them quickly to all the people. 14 Afterward, they prepared portions for themselves and the priests, because the priests, descendants of Aaron, were busy offering the burnt offerings and fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites prepared portions for themselves and the priests, the descendants of Aaron. 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were at their stations as commanded by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate and did not leave their posts, since their fellow Levites prepared their portions for them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 8:19-21
    3 verses
    88%

    19I 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.

    20Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.

    21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Num 8:13-15
    3 verses
    86%

    13You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

    14In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

    15After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.

  • Num 8:23-24
    2 verses
    85%

    23The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    24This applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward, they shall enter to perform the work of the tent of meeting.

  • Num 8:11
    82%

    11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites so that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Lev 8:36
    82%

    36Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord had commanded through Moses.

  • 1 Chr 24:19
    80%

    19These were their assigned duties for their service when they came into the house of the Lord, as prescribed by their father Aaron, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

  • Num 8:26
    80%

    26Instead, they may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must no longer do the work. This is how you are to assign the Levites to their responsibilities.

  • Num 3:5-9
    5 verses
    80%

    5The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him.

    7They 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.

    8They 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.

    9You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

  • Num 4:19
    79%

    19Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things. Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    79%

    32In 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.

  • Num 8:6
    79%

    6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

  • 1 Chr 6:48-49
    2 verses
    78%

    48To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, they allotted twelve cities by lot.

    49The sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their surrounding pasturelands.

  • Exod 40:32
    78%

    32Whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

  • Num 18:6
    77%

    6I 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.

  • Num 18:2
    77%

    2Bring 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.

  • Num 8:9
    77%

    9Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community.

  • Lev 8:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5Moses said to the congregation, "This is what the Lord has commanded to be done."

    6Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    77%

    28Their 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.

  • Num 8:3
    77%

    3Aaron did so; he set up the lamps in front of the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 7:6
    77%

    6Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them.

  • Lev 22:1
    77%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 18:7
    77%

    7then he may minister in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there before the LORD.

  • Num 3:11
    77%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 1:53-54
    2 verses
    77%

    53But 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.

    54Thus the Israelites did everything the LORD had commanded Moses, just as the LORD instructed them.

  • Lev 8:34
    76%

    34The Lord commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.

  • Deut 10:8
    76%

    8At that time, the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

  • Exod 40:16
    76%

    16Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him.

  • 2 Chr 35:14
    76%

    14Afterward, they prepared portions for themselves and the priests, because the priests, descendants of Aaron, were busy offering the burnt offerings and fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites prepared portions for themselves and the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

  • Num 4:37
    76%

    37These are the counts of the Kohathite families, all those who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

  • Num 7:5
    75%

    5“Accept these from them so that they may be used for the work of the Tent of Meeting. Assign them to the Levites according to their roles of service.”

  • Num 18:23
    75%

    23The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 4:17
    75%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

  • Exod 38:21
    75%

    21These are the accounts of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, recorded as Moses commanded, by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

  • Num 4:46
    75%

    46All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Exod 12:50
    75%

    50All the Israelites did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.

  • Lev 9:1
    75%

    1On the eighth day, Moses called for Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel.

  • Num 4:1
    75%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,