Numbers 8:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Levites{H3881} purified{H2398} themselves from sin, and they washed{H3526} their clothes:{H899} and Aaron{H175} offered{H5130} them for a wave-offering{H8573} before{H6440} Jehovah;{H3068} and Aaron{H175} made atonement{H3722} for them to cleanse{H2891} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Levites{H3881} were purified{H2398}{(H8691)}, and they washed{H3526}{(H8762)} their clothes{H899}; and Aaron{H175} offered{H5130}{(H8686)} them as an offering{H8573} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}; and Aaron{H175} made an atonement{H3722}{(H8762)} for them to cleanse{H2891}{(H8763)} them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the leuites purifyed them selues and wasshed their clothes. And Aaron waued them before ye Lorde and made an attonement for them to clense them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they purified the Leuites, and wa?shed their clothes. And Aaron waued them before the LORDE, and made attoment for them, that they might be cleane.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the Leuites were purified, and washed their clothes, and Aaron offred them as a shake offring before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement for them, to purifie them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Leuites were purified, and wasshed their clothes: And Aaron waued them as a waue offeryng before the Lorde, and made an attonement for them, to cleanse them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them [as] an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the Levites cleanse themselves, and wash their garments, and Aaron waveth them a wave-offering before Jehovah, and Aaron maketh atonement for them to cleanse them,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Levites were made clean from sin, and their clothing was washed, and Aaron gave them for a wave offering before the Lord; and Aaron took away their sin and made them clean.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothing; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to purify them.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 8:7 : 7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.
  • Num 8:11-13 : 11 And 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. 12 The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.
  • Num 8:15 : 15 After 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 19:12 : 12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he does not purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
  • Num 19:19 : 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening.
  • Num 3:12 : 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;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 8:6-8
    3 verses
    83%

    6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them.

    7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

    8 Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.

  • Num 8:22
    82%

    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 8:11-15
    5 verses
    82%

    11 And 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.

    12 The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

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

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

    15 After 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.

  • Lev 8:6
    80%

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

  • Num 8:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

    20 Thus Moses, Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

  • Lev 16:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

    24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.

  • Lev 14:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

    20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

  • Lev 9:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 And Moses said to Aaron, Go to the altar, and offer your sin offering, and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

    8 Aaron therefore went to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

  • 1 Chr 6:49
    77%

    49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

  • Exod 30:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it:

    20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD:

  • Exod 29:4
    76%

    4 And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and wash them with water.

  • Lev 16:30
    75%

    30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

  • Exod 40:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there:

    32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 40:12
    75%

    12 And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

  • Lev 9:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

    2 And he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

  • Lev 8:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 And he brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

    15 And he killed it; and Moses took the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement on it.

  • Lev 8:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 And he washed the entrails and the legs in water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

    22 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Lev 16:19
    75%

    19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

  • Lev 8:30
    75%

    30 And Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him; and he sanctified Aaron, his garments, his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

  • Ezek 43:26
    75%

    26 Seven days they shall atone for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.

  • 2 Chr 35:14
    74%

    14 And afterward they made ready for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

  • Lev 14:11
    74%

    11 And the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

  • Lev 16:28
    74%

    28 And he who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

  • Lev 8:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27 And he put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the LORD.

    28 And Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering as consecrations for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

  • Lev 14:31
    73%

    31 Even what he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the grain offering: and the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the LORD.

  • Lev 9:14
    73%

    14 And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

  • Lev 8:34
    73%

    34 As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.

  • Lev 16:3
    73%

    3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

  • Exod 29:21
    73%

    21 And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him: and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

  • Lev 16:16
    73%

    16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of meeting, which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

  • Lev 15:15
    73%

    15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.

  • 2 Chr 30:17
    73%

    17 For there were many in the congregation who were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the Passovers for everyone that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.

  • Lev 15:30
    73%

    30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.

  • Num 3:6
    73%

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