Numbers 3:5

What does Numbers 3:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 3:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Lord said to Moses,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Context

v.4And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.

v.5This passage

v.6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

Related questions readers ask