Numbers 8:6
New International Version
“Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

New Living Translation
“Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean.

English Standard Version
“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them.

Berean Standard Bible
“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

King James Bible
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

New King James Version
“Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially.

New American Standard Bible
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

NASB 1995
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

NASB 1977
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

Amplified Bible
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

Christian Standard Bible
“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and ceremonially cleanse them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Take the Levites from among the Israelites and ceremonially cleanse them.

American Standard Version
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Take the Levites from within the children of Israel and purify them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them.

Contemporary English Version
The Levites must be acceptable to me before they begin working at the sacred tent. So separate them from the rest of the Israelites

Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,

English Revised Version
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and make them clean.

Good News Translation
"Separate the Levites from the rest of the people of Israel and purify them

International Standard Version
"Take the descendants of Levi from the Israelis and purify them.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

Literal Standard Version
“Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and you have cleansed them.

Majority Standard Bible
“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

New American Bible
Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

NET Bible
"Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

New Revised Standard Version
Take the Levites from among the Israelites and cleanse them.

New Heart English Bible
"Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

World English Bible
“Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

Young's Literal Translation
'Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and thou hast cleansed them.

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Context
Cleansing the Levites
5Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. 7This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.…

Cross References
Numbers 3:6
"Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

Numbers 8:5
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Chronicles 29:11
Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense."

Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

cleanse them

Exodus 19:15
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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Verse 6. - And cleanse them. Before they actually entered upon their new duties they were to be solemnly hallowed. This hallowing, however, is not called קַדֵּשׁ, as is that of the priests (Exodus 29:1), but טַהֵר, cleansing. There was in their case no ceremonial washing, no vesting in sacred garments, no anointing with holy oil, or sprinkling with the blood of sacrifices. The Levites, in fact, remained simply representatives of the congregation, whereas the priests were representatives also of Christ.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Take
קַ֚ח (qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

from among
מִתּ֖וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and make them ceremonially clean.
וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ (wə·ṭi·har·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure


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