Verse 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.

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.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 shall encamp around the tabernacle of testimony, so that no wrath may come upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
• Num 16:46 : 46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly to the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.
• Num 18:2-6 : 2 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. 3 And 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. 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. 5 And 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. 6 And 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.
• 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 And He struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
• 1 Chr 23:28-32 : 28 Because their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and in the work of the service of the house of God; 29 Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for grain offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all kinds of measure and size; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening; 31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded to them, continually before the LORD: 32 And 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.
• 2 Chr 26:16-20 : 16 But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were valiant men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God." 19 Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him.
• Ezek 44:11-14 : 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore I have lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near to me, to perform the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.
• 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.