Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.

New American Standard Bible

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

King James Version

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

Holman Bible

Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses.

Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

International Standard Version

The descendants of Amram included Aaron and Moses. Aaron had been set apart to consecrate the most holy things, with the intent that he and his sons should present offerings in the LORD's presence forever, ministering to him and pronouncing blessings in his name forever.

American Standard Version

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.

Amplified

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, attend to His service, and to bless [worshipers] in His name forever.

Bible in Basic English

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.

Darby Translation

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron will be separated for his consecrating the holy of holies, he and his sons, even to forever, to burn incense before Jehovah to serve him and to praise in his name, even to forever.

King James 2000

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to give the blessing in his name forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons [were] to burn offerings forever before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in his name forever.

Modern King James verseion

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated so that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was appointed to consecrate in the place most holy, with his sons forever: and to burn the offerings before the LORD, and to minister, and to bless in his name forever.

NET Bible

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name.

New Heart English Bible

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.

The Emphasized Bible

The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses, - and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;

Webster

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

World English Bible

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons -- unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name -- unto the age.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Amram
עמרם 
`Amram 
Usage: 14

אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

and Moses
משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

and Aaron
אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

the most
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

for
עד 
`ad 
עד 
`ad 
by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet
by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet
Usage: 784
Usage: 784

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

קטר 
Qatar 
Usage: 116

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁרת 
Sharath 
Usage: 99

unto him, and to bless
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

in his name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

References

Easton

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

David Organizes The Levites

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever. 14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

Cross References

Exodus 6:20

And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

Deuteronomy 21:5

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near, for LORD thy God has chosen them to minister to him, and to bless in the name of LORD, and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

Exodus 30:6-10

And thou shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? And did I give to the house of thy father all the offerings of the sons of Israel made by fire

Hebrews 5:4

And not any man takes the honor to himself, but being called by God, just as also Aaron.

Exodus 28:1-14

And bring thou near to thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Exodus 29:33-37

And they shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate [and] to sanctify them, but a stranger shall not eat of it, because they are holy.

Exodus 29:44

And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest's office.

Exodus 30:34-38

And LORD said to Moses, Take to thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense, of each shall there be a like weight.

Exodus 40:9-15

And thou shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall hallow it, and all the furniture of it. And it shall be holy.

Leviticus 9:22-23

And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them. And he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings.

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each of them took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before LORD, which he had not commanded them.

Leviticus 10:10

and that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,

Leviticus 10:17-18

Why have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he has given it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before LORD?

Leviticus 16:11-19

And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.

Leviticus 16:32-33

And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atonement. And he shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments,

Leviticus 17:2-6

Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, This is the thing which LORD has commanded, saying,

Numbers 3:27

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.

Numbers 6:23-27

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This way ye shall bless the sons of Israel: Ye shall say to them,

Numbers 16:16-18

And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy company before LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

Numbers 16:35-40

And fire came forth from LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men who offered the incense.

Numbers 16:46-47

And Moses said to Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire in it from off the altar, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them, for there is wrath gone out from LORD. The plague has be

Numbers 18:1

And LORD said to Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers' house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Numbers 18:3-8

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tent. Only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they, nor ye.

Numbers 26:59

And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

1 Chronicles 6:3

And the sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 Chronicles 26:18-21

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It does not pertain to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary. For thou have tre

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who call upon his name, they called upon LORD, and he answered them.

Psalm 106:16

They also envied Moses in the camp, [and] Aaron the sanctified of LORD.

Luke 1:9

that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.

Acts 13:2

And while they were serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me now Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle separated for the good-news of God

Galatians 1:15

But when it pleased God who separated me from my mother's belly, and called me through his grace,

Revelation 8:3

And another agent came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he would give with the prayers of all the sanctified upon the golden altar before the throne.

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