Numbers 3:9

Easy To Read Version

“Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites were chosen from all the people of Israel to help Aaron and his sons.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David said, “Only the Levites {\cf2\super [152]} are permitted to carry the Box of the Agreement. The Lord chose them to carry the Box of the Agreement and to serve him forever.”

1 Chronicles 6:33

These are the names of the men and their sons that served with music:

Ezra 2:43

These are the descendants of the special temple servants:

Ezra 6:18

Then they chose the priests in their groups and the Levites in their groups to serve in God’s temple in Jerusalem. They did these things just like it says in the Book of Moses.

Ezra 8:20

220 of the temple workers (Their ancestors were the people David and the important officials had chosen to help the Levites. The names of all those men were written on the list.).\par

Numbers 16:9

You should be happy that the God of Israel chose you and made you special. You are different from the rest of the Israelite people. The Lord brought you near to him to do the special work in the Lord’s Holy Tent [201] to help the people of Israel worship him. Isn’t that enough?

Numbers 18:2

Bring the other Levite men from your family group to join you. They will help you and your sons do your work in the Tent of the Agreement. [229]

Numbers 3:8

The people of Israel should protect all the things in the Meeting Tent; it is their duty. But the Levites will serve the people of Israel by caring for these things. This will be their way of worshiping at the Holy Tent.

Numbers 8:14

This will make the Levite people holy—{it will show that they will be used in a special way for God}. They will be different from the other people of Israel. The Levite people will belong to me.

Numbers 8:16

The Israelite people will give me the Levites. They will belong to me. In the past, I told every Israelite family to give me their firstborn [132] son. But now I am taking the Levite people in place of those firstborn sons from the other families in Israel.

Numbers 8:18

But now I will take the Levite people in their place. I will take the Levite people in place of all the firstborn sons from the other families in Israel.

Numbers 8:19

I chose the Levite people from among all the people of Israel. And I give them as gifts to Aaron and his sons. I want them to do the work at the Meeting Tent. They will serve for all the people of Israel. They will help make the sacrifices that make the people of Israel pure. Then no great sickness or trouble will come to the people of Israel when they come near the holy place.”

Ephesians 4:11

And that same Christ gave gifts to people—he made some people to be apostles, {\cf2\super [31]} some people to be prophets, {\cf2\super [32]} some people to go and tell the Good News, {\cf2\super [33]} and some people to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.

Ephesians 4:8

That is why it says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [30]} \},