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Numbers 3:5–9

The Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levic and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.d They are to perform duties for him and for the whole communitye at the tent of meeting by doing the workf of the tabernacle. They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;g they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.a

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Numbers 3:5–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

Numbers 3:5–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

Numbers 3:5–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants. They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle. They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent, serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites. Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.

Numbers 3:5–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle. And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.

Numbers 3:5–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to help him. They will help him and all the Israelites at the Meeting Tent, doing the work in the Holy Tent. The Levites must take care of everything in the Meeting Tent and serve the people of Israel by doing the work in the Holy Tent. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; of all the Israelites, the Levites are given completely to him.

Numbers 3:5–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. 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. And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Numbers 3:5–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him; and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

Numbers 3:5–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levi, and have them stand in front of the priest Aaron to assist him. They will work for him and the whole community in front of the tent of meeting, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent. They will take care of all the furnishings in the tent of meeting and work for the Israelites, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.

Numbers 3:5–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle. They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and perform duties for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.

Numbers 3:5–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him. They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle; they shall be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the Israelites as they do service at the tabernacle. You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants; they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites.

Numbers 3:5–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Bring near the tribe of Levi, and set the tribe before Aaron the priest, and they will minister to him. They shall observe his duties and the duties of the entire community before the tent of assembly, to do the work of the tabernacle. And they will keep all the vessels of the tent of assembly and the responsibilities of the Israelites, to do the work of the tabernacle. You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants; they are surely assigned to him from among the Israelites.

Numbers 3:5–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Bring the men of the tribe of Levi to the priest Aaron. They will help him. They must work at the Tent of Meeting for Aaron and for the whole community. They must do what needs to be done at the holy tent. They must take care of everything that is connected with the Tent of Meeting. When they do, they are acting for all of the people of Israel. Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are the men of Israel who must be given completely to him.

Numbers 3:5–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

“They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

“They shall also keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

“You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.


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