Numbers 18:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 18:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 18:7 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail;..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 18:7 — KJV
“Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
— Numbers 18:7 (KJV)
Numbers 18:7 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 18:7
“And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:7: sons, priest, office
“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 18:7: sons, keep, stranger
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:7: therefore, keep, every
“Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:7: sons, keep, every
“And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:7: stranger, cometh, nigh
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