6"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.


In Context

3 Those were the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

4 Nadab and Abihu, however, fell dead before the Lord when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons; so only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

5 The Lord said to Moses,

6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the Tent of Meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.

8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.

Numbers 3:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6|Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.