Numbers 18:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 18:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 18:23 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Numbers 18:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Numbers 18:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But the Levites shall do the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. Among the children of Israel, they shall have no inheritance.”

Numbers 18:23 — World English Bible

Numbers 18:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. ”

Numbers 18:23 — American Standard Version

Numbers 18:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the Levites have done the service of the tent of meeting, and they--they bear their iniquity; a statute age-during to your generations, that in the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance;”

Numbers 18:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 18:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But the Levite, he shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it is an everlasting statute throughout your generations. And among the children of Israel shall they possess no inheritance; ”

Numbers 18:23 — Darby Translation

Numbers 18:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the Leuites shall do the seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shall beare their sinne: it is a law for euer in your generations, that among the children of Israel they possesse none inheritance.”

Numbers 18:23 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 18:23 in Context — Numbers 18

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.

24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Read the full chapter: Numbers 18 →

What Does Numbers 18:23 Mean?

Numbers 18:23 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.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free