Cleansing the Levites
Numbers 8:6
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
- KJV
- Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- WEB
- “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- ASV
- Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- LSV
- “Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and you have cleansed them.
- YLT
- 'Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and thou hast cleansed them.
- DBY
- Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- DRC
- Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,
- GNV
- Take the Leuites from among the children of Israel, and purifie them.
- JPS
- 'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- LXXE
- Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- קַ֚ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ אֹתָֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- λάβε τοὺς Λευίτας ἐκ μέσου υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀφαγνιεῖς αὐτούς.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
CleansePurifications or BaptismsPurificationBaptism (Non-Immersionist View)TalmudLevites, ThePriests and LevitesLevitesCriticism
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
- Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
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