Numbers 1:53
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 1:53 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 1:53 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 1:53 — KJV
“But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.”
— Numbers 1:53 (KJV)
Numbers 1:53 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 1:53
“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. far...: Heb. over against”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:53: pitch, about, tabernacle
“And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:53: tabernacle, congregation, children
“But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:53: tabernacle, congregation, children
“And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. flocks: or, goats”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:53: levites, tabernacle, children
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:53: tabernacle, testimony, congregation
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