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Numbers 3:9-12
New King James Version
Numbers 3:9-12
New King James Version
9 And (A)you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to [a]him from among the children of Israel. 10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, (B)and they shall attend to their priesthood; (C)but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 12 “Now behold, (D)I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be (E)Mine,
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- Numbers 3:9 Sam., LXX Me
Numbers 3:9-12
New International Version
Numbers 3:9-12
New International Version
9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(A) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a] 10 Appoint Aaron(B) and his sons to serve as priests;(C) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(D)
11 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites(E) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(F) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(G)
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- Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
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