Numbers 8:6

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

The Levites must be acceptable to me before they begin working at the sacred tent. So separate them from the rest of the Israelites

Cross References

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind.

2 Corinthians 7:1

My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.

Isaiah 52:11

Leave the city of Babylon! Don't touch anything filthy. Wash yourselves. Be ready to carry back everything sacred that belongs to the Lord.

Exodus 19:15

He told them to be ready in three days and not to have sex in the meantime.

Numbers 3:6

Assign the Levi tribe to Aaron the priest. They will be his assistants

Numbers 8:5

The Lord said to Moses:

2 Chronicles 29:11

Let's not waste any time, my friends. You are the ones who were chosen to be the Lord's priests and to offer him sacrifices.

Leviticus 14:11

Then the priest will present you and your offerings to me at the entrance to my sacred tent.

Deuteronomy 10:8

After I put the two stones in the sacred chest, the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

Malachi 3:3

The Lord will purify the descendants of Levi, as though they were gold or silver. Then they will bring the proper offerings to the Lord,