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
49
Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a head count of them among the sons of Israel;
50
but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall serve for it and camp around the tabernacle.
51
And when the tabernacle sets out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
52
The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies;
53
but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.
Numbers 2:17
And the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so they shall set out, everyone in his place, by their standards.
Numbers 2:33
But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:6-15
6
Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.
7
Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of sin offering on them, and they shall pass a razor over all their flesh and wash their clothes, and thus purify themselves.
8
And let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.
9
And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
10
And you shall bring the Levites before Jehovah, and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites;
11
and Aaron shall wave the Levites before Jehovah, as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, to serve in the service of Jehovah.
12
And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering unto Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
13
And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and offer them as a wave offering unto Jehovah.
14
Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine.
15
Afterward the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of meeting. Thus you shall cleanse them and wave them, a wave offering.
Numbers 8:22-26
22
Afterward the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, thus they did to them.
23
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
24
This is what applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one shall enter to go forth to serve in the service of the tent of meeting;
25
and at the age of fifty years they shall return from going forth to this service, and shall serve no more.
26
They shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, but they shall not serve in any service. Thus you shall do to the Levites concerning their charge.
Numbers 16:9-11
9
Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;
10
and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?
11
Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against Jehovah. And what is Aaron that you grumble against him?
Numbers 18:2-6
2
Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tent of witness.
3
They shall keep your charge and the charge of all the tent; but they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that they not die; they and you also.
4
They shall be joined to you and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but a stranger shall not come near you.
5
And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary and the charge of the altar, that there be no more wrath upon the children of Israel.
6
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting.
Exodus 32:26-29
26
that Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoever is for Jehovah, come to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered together to him.
27
And he said to them, Thus says Jehovah the God of Israel: Let every man put his sword on his side, and go and return from gate to gate throughout the camp, and let every man kill his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
28
And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day.
29
And Moses said, Fulfill your hand today unto Jehovah, that He may bestow upon you a blessing this day, for every man has been against his son and his brother.
Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said: Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your Godly man, whom You tested at Massah, and with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
Deuteronomy 33:9
who says of his father and mother, I have not seen them; nor has he acknowledged his brothers, or known his own children; for they have kept Your Word and guarded Your covenant.
Malachi 2:4
And you shall know that I have sent this command to you, to be My covenant with Levi, says Jehovah of Hosts.