Numbers 18:2

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness.

And thy brethren {H251} also of the tribe {H4294} of Levi {H3878}, the tribe {H7626} of thy father {H1}, bring {H7126} thou with thee, that they may be joined {H3867} unto thee, and minister {H8334} unto thee: but thou and thy sons {H1121} with thee shall minister before {H6440} the tabernacle {H168} of witness {H5715}.

But you are to bring your kinsmen, the tribe of Levi, along with yourselves, to work together with you and help you - you and your sons with you - when you are there before the tent of meeting.

But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 29:34 (3 votes)

    And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:16 (2 votes)

    And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, [which they received] of the hand of the Levites.

  • Numbers 3:6 (2 votes)

    Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

  • Numbers 3:13 (2 votes)

    Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD.

  • Ezekiel 44:15 (2 votes)

    But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

  • Numbers 8:22 (2 votes)

    And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

  • Numbers 17:7 (2 votes)

    And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.