Numbers 18:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 18:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 18:6 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 18:6 — KJV
“And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
— Numbers 18:6 (KJV)
Numbers 18:6 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 18:6
“And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. a gift: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:6: levites, among, children
“And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:6: behold, children, israel
“But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:6: levites, among, children
“And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:6: children, israel, lord
“And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:6: behold, taken, levites
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