Numbers 8:14

thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel,—thus shall the Levites become mine.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

In Context

13Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons,—thus shalt thou offer them as a wave-offering unto Yahweh;

15And after that, shall the Levites enter to do the labour of the tent of meeting,—so shalt thou purify them, and offer them as a wave-offering,

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Cross References

Numbers 3:12I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall the Levites be mine;

Numbers 6:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,—When any man or woman, would make the special vow of One Separate, by separating himself unto Yahweh,

Numbers 16:9Is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself,—to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them?

Deuteronomy 10:8At that time, did Yahweh separate the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh,—to stand before Yahweh to wait upon him and to bless in his name (until this day).

Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God—

Hebrews 7:26For, such a high-priest as this, for us, was [even] suited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:6-26

The Consecration of the Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou… Read the whole commentary →

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