Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And after this the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of appointment: and cleanse them, and lift them up a lifting up.
New American Standard Bible
Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the tent of meeting. But you shall cleanse them and
King James Version
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
Holman Bible
After that the Levites may come to serve at the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering.
International Standard Version
"After this, the descendants of Levi are to come to serve at the appointed place of meeting, after you have purified them and presented them as wave offerings,
A Conservative Version
And after that the Levites shall go in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shall cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering.
American Standard Version
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering.
Amplified
Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but you shall cleanse them [first] and present them as a wave offering;
Bible in Basic English
After that, the Levites will go in to do whatever has to be done in the Tent of meeting; you are to make them clean and give them as a wave offering.
Darby Translation
And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.
King James 2000
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And after this the Levites will come to serve [at] the tent of assembly, and you will purify them, and you {will offer} them [as] a wave offering.
Modern King James verseion
And after that the Levites shall go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. And you shall purify them and offer them for a wave offering.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and after that, let them go and do the service of the tabernacle of witness. Cleanse them and wave them,
NET Bible
"After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.
New Heart English Bible
"After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
The Emphasized Bible
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,
Webster
And after that shall the Levites go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
World English Bible
"After that, the Levites shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
Youngs Literal Translation
and afterwards do the Levites come in to serve the tent of meeting, and thou hast cleansed them, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering.
Themes
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Presenting them to God as an offering for the people
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 8:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses Consecrates The Levites
14 And separate the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel and the Levites were to me. 15 And after this the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of appointment: and cleanse them, and lift them up a lifting up. 16 For being given, they were given to me from the midst of the sons of Israel; instead of the first-born cleaving every womb, every one from the sons of Israel, have I taken them to me.
Cross References
Numbers 8:11
And Aaron lifted up the Levites, a lifting up before Jehovah, from the sons of Israel; and they were to serve the service of Jehovah.
Numbers 8:13
And cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up a lifting up to Jehovah.
Exodus 29:24
And put all upon the hands of Aaron and upon the hands of his sons; and lift them up a waving before Jehovah.
Numbers 3:12
And I, behold, I took the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of all the first-born cleaving the womb from the sons of Israel: and the Levites were to me.
Numbers 3:23-37
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tent to the sea.
Numbers 4:3-32
From the son of thirty years and above, and to the son of fifty years, all coming in to war to do the works of the tent of appointment
1 Chronicles 23:1-32
And David was old and full of days, and he will make Solomon his son king over Israel
1 Chronicles 25:1-26
And David will separate, and the chiefs of the army, for service to the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, prophesying with harps, with lyres and with cymbals: and there will be their number of men of work for their service.