Numbers 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:8 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:8 — KJV
“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.”
— Numbers 3:8 (KJV)
Numbers 3:8 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 3:8
“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.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:8: keep, tabernacle, congregation
“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 3:8: keep, tabernacle, congregation
“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 3:8: tabernacle, congregation, children
“And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:8: keep, tabernacle, congregation
“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 3:8: tabernacle, congregation, children
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