Ezra 6:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.”

Ezra 6:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 6:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 6:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.”

Ezra 6:18 — World English Bible

Ezra 6:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. ”

Ezra 6:18 — American Standard Version

Ezra 6:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.”

Ezra 6:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 6:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they set the priests in their classes, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service ofGod, which is at Jerusalem: as it is written in the book of Moses. ”

Ezra 6:18 — Darby Translation

Ezra 6:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they set the Priests in their order, and the Leuites in their courses ouer the seruice of God in Ierusalem, as it is written in the booke of Moses.”

Ezra 6:18 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 6:18 in Context — Ezra 6

16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.

20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

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What Does Ezra 6:18 Mean?

Ezra 6:18 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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