Numbers 3:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.

New Living Translation
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants.

English Standard Version
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

Berean Study Bible
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

New American Standard Bible
So you shall assign the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are exclusively assigned to him from the sons of Israel.

NASB 1995
"You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.

NASB 1977
“You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.

Amplified Bible
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons [as servants and helpers]; they are to be given wholly to him from among the Israelites.

Christian Standard Bible
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.

Contemporary English Version
They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons,

Good News Translation
The only responsibility the Levites have is to serve Aaron and his sons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.

International Standard Version
Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis.

NET Bible
You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

New King James Version
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

World English Bible
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

American King James Version
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

A Faithful Version
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And thou shalt giue the Leuites vnto Aaron and to his sonnes: for they are giuen him freely from among the children of Israel.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And thou shalt geue the Leuites vnto Aaron and to his sonnes: for they are geuen and deliuered vnto hym of the chyldren of Israel.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And thou shalt geue ye Leuites vnto Aaron and his sonnes for a gift, vnto euery one his awne, from amonge the children of Israel.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And thou shalt geue the leuites vnto Aaron and his sonnes for they are geuen vnto him of ye childern of Ysrael.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast given the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are surely given to him out of the sons of Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; being given they were given to him from the sons of Israel.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you shall give the Levites to Ahron and to his sons; they are a gift given to him from within the sons of Israel.

Lamsa Bible
And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him as a gift out of the children of Israel.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the children of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron, and to his sons the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of Israel.
















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