Numbers 3:6
3:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
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“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
What does Numbers 3:6 mean?
Numbers 3:6 is a verse in the book of Numbers, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרַב (qârab), מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh), לֵוִי (Lêvîy).
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But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
2 Chronicles 23:6But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 26:18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
2 Chronicles 29:21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 5:14So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles 8:14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God
Ezekiel 40:46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
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What does Numbers 3:6 say?
Numbers 3:6 (King James Version) reads: "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him."
Is Numbers 3:6 in the Old or New Testament?
Numbers 3:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Numbers.
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