Bible Cross References
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Numbers 1:49-53
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"When you take a census of the men fit for military service, do not include the tribe of Levi.
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Instead, put the Levites in charge of the Tent of my presence and all its equipment. They shall carry it and its equipment, serve in it, and set up their camp around it.
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Whenever you move your camp, the Levites shall take the Tent down and set it up again at each new campsite. Anyone else who comes near the Tent shall be put to death.
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The rest of the Israelites shall set up camp, company by company, each man with his own group and under his own banner.
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But the Levites shall camp around the Tent to guard it, so that no one may come near and cause my anger to strike the community of Israel."
Numbers 2:17
Then, between the first two divisions and the last two the Levites are to march carrying the Tent. Each division shall march in the same order as they camp, each in position under its banner.
Numbers 2:33
As the LORD had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered with the rest of the Israelites.
Numbers 8:6-15
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"Separate the Levites from the rest of the people of Israel and purify them
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in the following way: sprinkle them with the water of purification and have them shave their whole bodies and have them wash their clothes. Then they will be ritually clean.
8
Then they are to take a young bull and the required grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil; and you are to take another bull for the sin offering.
9
Then assemble the whole community of Israel and have the Levites stand in front of the Tent of my presence.
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The people of Israel are to place their hands on the heads of the Levites,
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and then Aaron shall dedicate the Levites to me as a special gift from the Israelites, so that they may do my work.
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The Levites shall then put their hands on the heads of the two bulls; one is to be offered as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, in order to perform the ritual of purification for the Levites.
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"Dedicate the Levites as a special gift to me, and put Aaron and his sons in charge of them.
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Separate the Levites in this way from the rest of the Israelites, so that they will belong to me.
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After you have purified and dedicated the Levites, they will be qualified to work in the Tent.
Numbers 8:22-26
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The people did everything the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. And so the Levites were qualified to work in the Tent under Aaron and his sons.
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"From the age of twenty-five each Levite shall perform his duties in the Tent of my presence,
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and at the age of fifty he shall retire.
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After that, he may help his fellow Levites in performing their duties in the Tent, but he must not perform any service by himself. This is how you are to regulate the duties of the Levites."
Numbers 16:9-11
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Do you consider it a small matter that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community, so that you can approach him, perform your service in the LORD's Tent, and minister to the community and serve them?
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He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor---and now you are trying to get the priesthood too!
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When you complain against Aaron, it is really against the LORD that you and your followers are rebelling."
Numbers 18:2-6
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Bring in your relatives, the tribe of Levi, to work with you and help you while you and your sons are serving at the Tent.
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They are to fulfill their duties to you and their responsibilities for the Tent, but they must not have any contact with sacred objects in the Holy Place or with the altar. If they do, both they and you will be put to death.
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They are to work with you and fulfill their responsibilities for all the service in the Tent, but no unqualified person may work with you.
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You and your sons alone must fulfill the responsibilities for the Holy Place and the altar, so that my anger will not again break out against the people of Israel.
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I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.
Exodus 32:26-29
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So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, "Everyone who is on the LORD's side come over here!" So all the Levites gathered around him,
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and he said to them, "The LORD God of Israel commands every one of you to put on your sword and go through the camp from this gate to the other and kill your brothers, your friends, and your neighbors."
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The Levites obeyed, and killed about three thousand men that day.
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Moses said to the Levites, "Today you have consecrated yourselves as priests in the service of the LORD by killing your sons and brothers, so the LORD has given you his blessing."
Deuteronomy 33:8
About the tribe of Levi he said: "You, LORD, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim Through your faithful servants, the Levites; You put them to the test at Massah And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.
Deuteronomy 33:9
They showed greater loyalty to you Than to parents, brothers, or children. They obeyed your commands And were faithful to your covenant.
Malachi 2:4
Then you will know that I have given you this command, so that my covenant with the priests, the descendants of Levi, will not be broken.