Numbers 18:2

New American Bible - revised edition

You shall also present with you your kinsmen of the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, that they may be joined to you and assist you, while you and your sons with you are in front of the tent of the covenant.

Cross References

Genesis 29:34

Again she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, since I have now borne him three sons”; that is why she named him Levi.

Ezekiel 44:15

As for the levitical priests, sons of Zadok, who took charge of my sanctuary when the Israelites strayed from me, they may approach me to serve me and stand before me to offer the fat and the blood—oracle of the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 30:16

They stood in the places prescribed for them according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests splashed the blood given them by the Levites;

Numbers 18:4

They will be joined to you to perform the duties associated with the tent of meeting, all the labor pertaining to the tent. But no unauthorized person shall come near you.

Numbers 17:7

But while the community was assembling against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the tent of meeting, and the cloud now covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared.

Numbers 8:22

Only then did they enter upon their service in the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. Exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so it was done with regard to them. Age Limits for Levitical Service.

Numbers 8:19

and from among the Israelites I have given to Aaron and his sons these Levites, who are to be dedicated, to perform the service of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague may strike among the Israelites should they come too near the sanctuary.

Numbers 4:15

Only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sacred objects and all their utensils on breaking camp, can the Kohathites enter to carry them. But they shall not touch the sacred objects; if they do they will die. These, then, are the objects in the tent of meeting that the Kohathites shall carry.

Hebrews 9:6

With these arrangements for worship, the priests, in performing their service, go into the outer tabernacle repeatedly,

Numbers 1:53

but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the covenant to ensure that God’s wrath will not fall upon the Israelite community. The Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the covenant.

Numbers 3:5

Now the Lord said to Moses:

Ezekiel 44:11

They will serve in my sanctuary only as gatekeepers and temple servants; they will slaughter burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people. They will stand before the people to serve them.

Malachi 2:4

You should know that I sent you this commandment so that my covenant with Levi might endure, says the Lord of hosts.