Numbers 18:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And thy brethern also ye tribe of leui ye trybe of thy father take with the and let them be yoyned vnto the and ministre vnto the. And thou and thy sonnes with the shall ministre before the tabernacle of witnesse.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But thy brethren of the trybe of Leui yi father, shal come nye the, & be ioyned vnto the, that they maye mynistre vnto ye. But thou & thy sonnes wt the, shal mynistre before ye Tabernacle of witnesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And bring also with thee thy brethren of the tribe of Leui of ye familie of thy father, which shalbe ioyned with thee, and minister vnto thee: but thou, and thy sonnes with thee shall minister before the Tabernacle of the Testimonie:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thy brethren of the tribe of Leui, & of thy fathers householde thou shalt bryng with thee, that they may be ioyned vnto thee, and minister vnto thee: but thou and thy sonnes with thee shal minister before the tabernacle of witnesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring you near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring near with thee, and they are joined unto thee, and serve thee, even thou and thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 29:34 : 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore his name was called Levi.
  • Num 18:4 : 4 And they shall be joined to you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come near you.
  • 1 Chr 16:39-40 : 39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;
  • 2 Chr 30:16 : 16 And they stood in their place after their custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.
  • Ezek 44:15 : 15 But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD:
  • Num 3:6-9 : 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him. 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they shall keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle. 9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel. 10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall fulfill their duties in the priest's office; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death. 11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine; 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast: they shall be mine: I am the LORD.
  • Num 4:15 : 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • Num 8:19 : 19 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.
  • Num 8:22 : 22 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.
  • Num 16:40 : 40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.
  • Num 17:7 : 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 28:1
    85%

    1Take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve Me as priest, along with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

  • Num 18:1
    85%

    1And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

  • Num 3:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

    7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

  • Num 16:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9Does it seem like a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

    10And He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and do you seek the priesthood also?

  • Num 18:3-8
    6 verses
    81%

    3And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

    4And they shall be joined to you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come near you.

    5And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

    6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    7Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

    8And the LORD spoke to Aaron, Behold, I also have given you the charge of my heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; to you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, by an ordinance forever.

  • Exod 28:41
    78%

    41And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.

  • Num 8:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.

    14Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

    15After that, the Levites shall go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering.

  • Num 8:22
    77%

    22After 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.

  • Num 4:17-19
    3 verses
    77%

    17And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    18Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

    19But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

  • Num 8:9
    77%

    9And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together.

  • Deut 18:7
    77%

    7Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.

  • Num 1:49-50
    2 verses
    76%

    49Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;

    50But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all things that belong to it: they shall carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

  • Deut 18:5
    76%

    5For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons forever.

  • 1 Chr 6:48
    76%

    48Their brethren also, the Levites, were appointed for all kinds of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

  • Num 3:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.

    10And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall fulfill their duties in the priest's office; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

    11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 40:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14And you shall bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

    15And you shall anoint them, as you did anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office, for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

  • Deut 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    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 bless in his name, to this day.

    9Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.

  • Num 8:11
    75%

    11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Num 8:26
    74%

    26But they may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but shall do no work. Thus shall you do to the Levites regarding their duties.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    74%

    32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • Exod 30:30
    74%

    30And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

  • Num 8:19
    74%

    19And 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.

  • Lev 10:4
    74%

    4And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, 'Come near, carry your brothers away from the sanctuary out of the camp.'

  • 1 Chr 15:12
    74%

    12And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

  • Num 18:23
    74%

    23But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

  • 2 Chr 35:5
    74%

    5And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of your brethren the people, and according to the division of the families of the Levites.

  • Lev 10:15
    73%

    15They shall bring the heave shoulder and the wave breast with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it as a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be yours and your sons' with you, by a statute forever, as the Lord has commanded.'

  • Exod 29:8
    73%

    8And you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

  • Lev 8:2
    73%

    2Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, a bull for the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

  • Num 4:2
    73%

    2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,

  • Heb 7:5
    73%

    5And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, though they come from the loins of Abraham:

  • Num 4:27
    73%

    27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens.

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    73%

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