Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and before his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the Lord.
King James Version
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
Holman Bible
“You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the Lord as a presentation offering.
International Standard Version
You are to make the descendants of Levi stand in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Then you are to wave them as wave offerings to the LORD.
A Conservative Version
And thou shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering to LORD.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
Amplified
You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and present them as a wave offering to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Levites are to be put before Aaron and his sons, to be offered as a wave offering to the Lord.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up a lifting up to Jehovah.
King James 2000
And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will present the Levites {before} Aaron and {before} his sons, and he {will offer} them [as] a wave offering to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering to Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And make the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and have them to be a heave offering unto the LORD.
NET Bible
You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
You shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
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;
Webster
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering to the LORD.
World English Bible
You shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast caused the Levites to stand before Aaron, and before his sons, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering to Jehovah;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 8:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses Consecrates The Levites
12 The Levites will place their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Sacrifice one of them as an offering for sin and the other one as a burnt offering to Jehovah. These sacrifices will pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with Jehovah for the Levites. 13 You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and before his sons so as to present them as a wave offering to the Lord. 14 In this way you will separate the Levites from the other Israelites. The Levites will be mine.
Cross References
Numbers 8:11
Aaron will present the Levites to Jehovah as an offering from the Israelites. Then they will be ready to do Jehovah's work.
Numbers 8:21
So the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Aaron dedicated them as a special gift to Jehovah. He also performed the ritual of purification for them.
Numbers 18:6
I chose the other Levites from among the Israelites to help you. They are a gift given to Jehovah to do the necessary work at the tent of meeting.
Romans 12:1
I request (urge) (implore) you brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 15:16
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the good news of God, that the offering of these nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.