Numbers 8:11
What does Numbers 8:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 8:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Aaron is to give the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the children of Israel, so that they may do the Lord's work.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Aaron hath waved the Levites--a wave-offering before Jehovah, from the sons of Israel, and they have been--for doing the service of Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Aaron shall offer the Levites, as a gift in the sight of the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may serve in his ministry.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.
Context
v.10and thou shalt present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites:
v.11This passage
v.12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 7:30
his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
- Numbers 6:20
and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.
- Numbers 1:49
Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;
- Numbers 3:5
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- Leviticus 8:27
and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
- Leviticus 8:29
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: it was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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