Numbers 18:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Numbers 18:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 18:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 18:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting.”
Numbers 18:21 — World English Bible
Numbers 18:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting. ”
Numbers 18:21 — American Standard Version
Numbers 18:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving--the service of the tent of meeting.”
Numbers 18:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 18:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And to the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. ”
Numbers 18:21 — Darby Translation
Numbers 18:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For beholde, I haue giuen the children of Leui all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their seruice which they serue in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.”
Numbers 18:21 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 18:21 in Context — Numbers 18
19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
20 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
What Does Numbers 18:21 Mean?
Numbers 18:21 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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