Numbers 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.”

Numbers 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They shall be joined to you and keep the responsibility of the Tent of Meeting, for all the service of the Tent. A stranger shall not come near to you.”

Numbers 18:4 — World English Bible

Numbers 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the Tent: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.”

Numbers 18:4 — American Standard Version

Numbers 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they have been joined unto thee, and have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and a stranger doth not come near unto you;”

Numbers 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.”

Numbers 18:4 — Darby Translation

Numbers 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they shalbe ioyned with thee, and keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation for all the seruice of the Tabernacle: and no stranger shall come neere vnto you:”

Numbers 18:4 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 18:4 in Context — Numbers 18

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

6 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.

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What Does Numbers 18:4 Mean?

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