Numbers 18:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and all the people in your father’s family are now responsible for any wrong things that are done against the holy place. You and your sons are responsible for wrong things that are done against the priests.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AND THE Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear and remove the iniquity of the sanctuary [that is, the guilt for the offenses which the people unknowingly commit when brought into contact with the manifestations of God's presence]. And you and your sons with you shall bear and remove the iniquity of your priesthood [your own unintentional offenses].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And Jehovah said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers’ house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Common English Bible

¹ The LORD said to Aaron: You, your sons, and your household will bear the guilt of offenses connected with the sanctuary. You and your sons will bear the guilt of offenses connected with your priesthood.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And the Lord said to Aaron: "You, and your sons, and the house of your father with you, shall carry the iniquity of the Sanctuary. And you and your sons together shall bear the sins of your priesthood.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And the Lord said to Aaron: Thou, and thy sons, and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary. And thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the sins of your priesthood.

Numbers 18:1 Cross References

Exodus 28:38

Aaron will wear this on his head. In this way he will remove the guilt if anything is wrong with the gifts of the people of Israel. [260] These are the gifts the people give to the Lord. Aaron will always wear this on his head so that the Lord will accept the gifts of the people.

Isaiah 53:11

He will suffer many things in his soul, but he will see the good things that happen. He will be satisfied with the things he learns. My Good Servant will make many people not guilty; he will carry away their guilt.

Isaiah 53:6

But \{even after he did this,\} all of us wandered away like sheep. We all went our own way. \{We did this after\} the Lord \{freed us from our guilt and\} put all our guilt on him.

Ezekiel 4:4

“Then you must lie down on your left side. You \{must do the thing that shows that you\} are taking the sins of the people of Israel on yourself. You will carry that guilt for as many days as you lie on your left side.

Leviticus 10:17

“You were supposed to eat that goat in the holy area! It is very holy! Why did you not eat it in front of the Lord? The Lord gave it to you to carry away the guilt of the people—to make the people pure. [123]

Leviticus 22:16

If the priests treat those things as not holy, then they will add to their sin when they eat the holy food. I, the Lord, make them holy!”

Leviticus 22:9

“The priests will have special times to serve me. They must be careful at those times. They must be careful not to make the holy things not holy. If they are careful, then they will not die. I, the Lord, have separated them for this special job.

Numbers 14:34

For 40 years you will suffer for your sins. (That is one year for each of the 40 days that the men explored the land.) You will know that it is a terrible thing for me to be against you.

Numbers 16:10

The Lord brought you Levite people near to him {to help the priests}. But now you are trying to become priests also.

Numbers 17:13

Any person who even comes near the Lord’s holy place will die. Is it true that we will all die?”

Numbers 17:3

On the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each of the twelve family groups.

Numbers 17:7

Moses put the walking sticks before the Lord in the Tent of the Agreement. [227]

Numbers 18:11

“And all the gifts that the Israelite people give as wave offerings will also be yours. I give this to you and your sons and your daughters. This is your share. Every person in your family that is clean [236] will be able to eat it.

Numbers 3:6

“Bring all the men from Levi’s family group. Bring them to Aaron the priest. Those men will be Aaron’s helpers.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord separated the family group of Levi from the other family groups for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [58] They also served as priests before the Lord. And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord’s name. They still do this special work today.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and be under their authority. Those men are responsible for you. So they are always watching to protect your souls. Obey those men so that they can be happy in this work. It won’t help you to make it hard for them.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his (Christ’s) wounds you were healed.

Judges 17:12

Micah chose him to be his priest. So the young man became a priest and lived in Micah’s house.