Isaiah 66:21

66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. litters: or, coaches

And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.

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Of them I will also select priests and Levites,” says Yahweh.

And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.

And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.

66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

What does Isaiah 66:21 mean?

Isaiah 66:21 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָקַח (lâqach), כֹּהֵן (kôhên), לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

also

takeלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

them

for

priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

and

for

Levites,לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîy/lay-vee-ee'/H3881a Levite or descendant of Levi

saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 66:21.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Exodus 38:21

This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 66:21 say?

Isaiah 66:21 (King James Version) reads: "And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD."

Is Isaiah 66:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 66:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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