Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, - thus shall the Levites become mine.

New American Standard Bible

“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.

King James Version

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

Holman Bible

In this way you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites so that the Levites will belong to Me.

International Standard Version

This is how you are to separate the descendants of Levi from among the Israelis. The descendants of Levi belong to me.

A Conservative Version

Thus shall thou separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

American Standard Version

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine.

Amplified

“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine [in a very special sense].

Bible in Basic English

So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.

Julia Smith Translation

And separate the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel and the Levites were to me.

King James 2000

Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"And you will separate the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites}, and the Levites will be for me.

Modern King James verseion

So you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel. And the Levites shall be Mine.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou shalt separate the Levites, from among the children of Israel, that they be mine:

NET Bible

And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

New Heart English Bible

Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

Webster

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

World English Bible

Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

Youngs Literal Translation

and thou hast separated the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have become Mine;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Levites
לוי לויּי 
Leviyiy 
Usage: 283

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and the Levites
לוי לויּי 
Leviyiy 
Usage: 283

Context Readings

Moses Consecrates The Levites

13 Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, - thus shalt thou offer them as a wave-offering unto Yahweh; 14 thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, - thus shall the Levites become mine. 15 And after that, shall the Levites enter to do the labour of the tent of meeting, - so shalt thou purify them, and offer them as a wave-offering,

Cross References

Numbers 3:45

Take the Levites, instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, instead of their cattle, - so shall the Levites belong unto me, me Yahweh;

Numbers 3:12

I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel, - so shall the Levites be mine;

Numbers 6:2

Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, - When any man or woman, would make the special vow of One Separate, by separating himself unto Yahweh,

Numbers 8:17

For mine, is every firstborn among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts, - on the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, did I hallow them unto me.

Numbers 16:9-10

Is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself, - to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them?

Numbers 18:6

I, therefore, lo! I have taken your brethren the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, - unto you, as a gift are they given, unto Yahweh, to do the laborious work of the tent of meeting.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time, did Yahweh separate the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, - to stand before Yahweh to wait upon him and to bless in his name (until this day).

Malachi 3:17

Therefore shall they be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in the day for which, I, am preparing treasure, - and I will deal tenderly with them, just as a man, dealeth tenderly, with his own son who is serving him.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God -

Galatians 1:15

But, when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his favour, was well-pleased

Hebrews 7:26

For, such a high-priest as this, for us, was evensuited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;

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