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Numbers 3:3-5
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Numbers 3:3-5
English Standard Version
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, (A)the anointed priests, (B)whom he ordained to serve as priests. 4 (C)But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.
Duties of the Levites
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Numbers 3:3-5
New International Version
Numbers 3:3-5
New International Version
3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests,(A) who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord(B) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.(C) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar(D) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.(E)
5 The Lord said to Moses,
Numbers 3:3-5
New King James Version
Numbers 3:3-5
New King James Version
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, (A)the anointed priests, [a]whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4 (B)Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.
The Levites Serve in the Tabernacle
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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- Numbers 3:3 Lit. whose hands he filled
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