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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Numbers 8:23

And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Moses, the Man of God;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Moses,
New English Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
Amplified Bible
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord also told Moses,
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Moshe,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Moses,
English Standard Version
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to Moses,
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord spoke to Moses:
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE spake vnto Moses & sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD said to Moses,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, This is lawe of Leuytis;
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New Living Translation
The Lord also instructed Moses,
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Moses,
New Revised Standard
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses,
THE MESSAGE
God spoke to Moses: "These are your instructions regarding the Levites: At the age of twenty-five they will join the workforce in the Tent of Meeting; at the age of fifty they must retire from the work. They can assist their brothers in the tasks in the Tent of Meeting, but they are not permitted to do the actual work themselves. These are the ground rules for the work of the Levites."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Contextual Overview

5 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: 6 Take the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, - and thou shalt purify them. 7 And, thus, shalt thou do unto them, to purify them, sprinkle upon them sin-cleansing water, - then shall they, cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and shall wash their clothes and so make themselves pure. 8 Then shall they take a choice young bullock, with the meal-offering thereof even fine meal overflowed with oil, - and a second choice young bullock, shalt thou take. as a sin-bearer. 9 Then shalt thou bring the Levites near, before the tent of meeting, - and shalt call together all the assembly of the sons of Israel; 10 and shalt bring the Levites near before Yahweh, - and the sons of Israel shall lean their hands upon the Levites; 11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Yahweh, from among the sons of Israel, - so shall they be for performing the laborious work of Yahweh. 12 And, the Levites, shall lean their hands upon the head of the bullocks; then make thou of the one a sin-bearer and of the other an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, to put a propitiatory-covering over the Levites. 13 Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, - thus shalt thou offer them as a wave-offering unto Yahweh; 14 thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, - thus shall the Levites become mine.

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At the same time he gave the instructions about the consecration of the Levites, the time of their entrance on their service, and of leaving it, was fixed:

saying; as follows.


 
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