Numbers 16:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.”

Numbers 16:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 16:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 16:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“put fire in them, and put incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow. It shall be that the man whom Yahweh chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!””

Numbers 16:7 — World English Bible

Numbers 16:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before Jehovah to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.”

Numbers 16:7 — American Standard Version

Numbers 16:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before Jehovah to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom Jehovah chooseth, he <FI>is<Fi> the holy one; --enough of you, sons of Levi.'”

Numbers 16:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 16:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!”

Numbers 16:7 — Darby Translation

Numbers 16:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And put fire therein, and put incense in the before the Lord to morowe: and the man whome the Lord doeth chuse, the same shalbe holie: ye take too much vpon you, ye sonnes of Leui.”

Numbers 16:7 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 16:7 in Context — Numbers 16

5 Il parla à Koré et à toute sa troupe, en disant: Demain, l’Éternel fera connaître qui est à lui et qui est saint, et il le fera approcher de lui; il fera approcher de lui celui qu’il choisira.

6 Faites ceci. Prenez des brasiers, Koré et toute sa troupe.

7 Demain, mettez-y du feu, et posez-y du parfum devant l’Éternel; celui que l’Éternel choisira, c’est celui-là qui sera saint. C’en est assez, enfants de Lévi!

8 Moïse dit à Koré: Écoutez donc, enfants de Lévi:

9 Est-ce trop peu pour vous que le Dieu d’Israël vous ait choisis dans l’assemblée d’Israël, en vous faisant approcher de lui, afin que vous soyez employés au service du tabernacle de l’Éternel, et que vous vous présentiez devant l’assemblée pour la servir?

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What Does Numbers 16:7 Mean?

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