‘Understand that I am bringing a flood #– #floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
Numbers 18:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Look, I have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift for you, assigned by the Lord to work at the tent of meeting. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the Israelites; to you they are a gift, given to the Lord, to do the [menial] service of the Tent of Meeting. American Standard Version (1901) And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting. Common English Bible I have taken your brothers, the Levites, from the Israelites. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service of the meeting tent. Catholic Public Domain Version I have given your brothers, the Levites, to you from the midst of the sons of Israel, and I have delivered them as a gift to the Lord, in order to serve in the ministries of his tabernacle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have given you your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel, and have delivered them for a gift to the Lord, to serve in the ministries of the tabernacle. |
‘Understand that I am bringing a flood #– #floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
‘Understand that I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you,
As for me, I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh, all his army, and his chariots and horsemen.
I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled craftsman in order to make all that I have commanded you:
I #– #I have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
I #– #I am the one who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear humans who die, or a son of man who is given up like grass?
‘ “For this is what the Lord God says: See, I myself will search for my flock and look for them.
‘ “Therefore, this is what the Lord God says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
‘See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to me,
because every firstborn belongs to me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to myself, both man and animal. They are mine; I am the Lord.’
‘Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to me; I am the Lord.
‘Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.