Bible Verses About The Levites

even their numbered ones, by their families, by the house of their fathers, are two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

These are those numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, every one who is serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the command of Jehovah.

And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers,

from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

even their numbered ones, by their families, are three thousand and two hundred.

These are those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, by the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses.

All those numbered, whom Moses numbered--Aaron also, and the princes of Israel--of the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to do the work of the service, even the service of burden in the tent of meeting,

even their numbered ones are eight thousand and five hundred and eighty;

by the command of Jehovah hath one numbered them, by the hand of Moses, each man by his service, and by his burden, with his numbered ones, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

`For they are certainly given to Me out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of him who openeth any womb--the first-born of all--from the sons of Israel I have taken them to Myself;

for Mine is every first-born among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; in the day of my smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself;

and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:

And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name,

and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company--all of them are holy, and in their midst is Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?'

And Moses heareth, and falleth on his face,

and he speaketh unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, `Morning! --and Jehovah is knowing those who are his, and him who is holy, and hath brought near unto Him; even him whom He doth fix on He bringeth near unto Him.

This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,

and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before Jehovah to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom Jehovah chooseth, he is the holy one; --enough of you, sons of Levi.'

And Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;

is it little to you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the company of Israel to bring you near unto Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the company to serve them? --

yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee--and ye have sought also the priesthood!

Therefore, thou and all thy company who are met are against Jehovah; and Aaron, what is he, that ye murmur against him?'

And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;