Numbers 18:6 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

your, you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The charge of the priests and LevitesThe people complained of their difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. God here gives them to understand, that the priests should come near for them....

Thompson Chains

Divine Ownership (2)See the chain from Deuteronomy 32:6 · 4 links

Cross References

Numbers 3:9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.
Genesis 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Genesis 9:9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
Exodus 14:17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus 31:6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Numbers 8:16–19 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. …
Isaiah 48:15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Isaiah 51:12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
Ezekiel 34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Ezekiel 34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

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Topics

Levites Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Minister, Christian Charge delivered to Minister, Christian

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And I, behold, I have taken וַאֲנִי waʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular · with and הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative לָקַחְתִּי lāqaḥtî לָקַח Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
your brethren אֶת ʾet Object marker אֲחֵיכֶם ʾăḥêkem אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
the Levites הַלְוִיִּם halwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with the
from among מִתּוֹךְ mittôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
to you they are given נְתֻנִים nĕtunîm נָתַן Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural
a gift לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural מַתָּנָה mattānâ מַתָּנָה Noun · feminine singular
for the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
to do לַעֲבֹד laʿăbōd עָבַד Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
the service אֶת ʾet Object marker עֲבֹדַת ʿăbōdat עֲבֹדָה Noun · feminine singular construct
of the tabernacle אֹהֶל ʾōhel אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular construct
of the congregation מוֹעֵד môʿēd מוֹעֵד Noun · masculine singular

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