Numbers 18:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 Behold, I Myself (A)have taken your [a]fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are (B)a gift to you, [b]dedicated to the Lord, to perform the service for the tent of meeting. 7 But you and your sons with you shall (C)attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service. I am giving you the priesthood as (D)a [c]bestowed service, but (E)the [d]outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
The Priests’ Portion
8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My [e](F)offerings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment.
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- Numbers 18:6 Lit brethren the
- Numbers 18:6 Lit given
- Numbers 18:7 Lit service of gift
- Numbers 18:7 Lit stranger
- Numbers 18:8 Lit heave offerings, and so throughout the ch
Numbers 18:6-8
New International Version
6 I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you,(A) dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.(B) 7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.(C) I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.(D) Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.(E)”
Offerings for Priests and Levites
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “I myself have put you in charge of the offerings presented to me; all the holy offerings the Israelites give me I give to you and your sons as your portion,(F) your perpetual share.(G)
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