Bible Cross References
offer
Numbers 6:20
Next, the priest shall present them as a special gift to the LORD; they are a sacred offering for the priest, in addition to the breast and the leg of the ram which by law belong to the priest. After that, the nazirite may drink wine.
Exodus 29:24
Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift.
Leviticus 7:30
bringing it with your own hands as a food offering. You shall bring the fat of the animal with its breast and present it as a special gift to the LORD.
Leviticus 8:27
He put all of this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and they presented it as a special gift to the LORD.
Leviticus 8:29
Then Moses took the breast and presented it as a special gift to the LORD. It was Moses' part of the ordination ram. Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded.
they may execute
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 3:5-43
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"Bring forward the tribe of Levi and appoint them as servants of Aaron the priest.
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They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.
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They shall take charge of all the equipment of the Tent and perform the duties for the rest of the Israelites.
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The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons.
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You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"The Levites are now to be mine. When I killed all the first-born of the Egyptians, I consecrated as my own the oldest son of each Israelite family and the first-born of every animal. Now, instead of having the first-born sons of Israel as my own, I have the Levites; they will belong to me. I am the LORD."
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In the Sinai Desert the LORD commanded Moses
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to register the Levites by clans and families, enrolling every male a month old or older,
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Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, who were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei; Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. They were the ancestors of the families that bear their names.
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The clan of Gershon was composed of the families of Libni and Shimei.
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The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 7,500.
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This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,
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with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.
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They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance,
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the curtains for the court which is around the Tent and the altar, and the curtain for the entrance of the court. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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The clan of Kohath was composed of the families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 8,600.
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This clan was to camp on the south side of the Tent,
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with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as chief of the clan.
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They were responsible for the Covenant Box, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils the priests use in the Holy Place, and the curtain at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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The chief of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those who carried out the duties in the Holy Place.
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The clan of Merari was composed of the families of Mahli and Mushi.
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The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 6,200.
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This clan was to camp on the north side of the Tent, with Zuriel son of Abihail as chief of the clan.
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They were assigned responsibility for the frames for the Tent, its bars, posts, bases, and all its fittings. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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They were also responsible for the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes for the outer court.
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Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp in front of the Tent on the east. They were responsible for carrying out the services performed in the Holy Place for the people of Israel. Anyone else who tried to do so was to be put to death.
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The total number of all the Levite males one month old or older that Moses enrolled by clans at the command of the LORD, was 22,000.
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The LORD said to Moses, "All of Israel's first-born sons belong to me. So register by name every first-born male Israelite, one month old or older. But in place of them I claim all the Levites as mine! I am the LORD! I also claim the livestock of the Levites in place of all the first-born of the livestock."
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Moses obeyed, and registered all the first-born males
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one month old or older; the total was 22,273.