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Numbers 16:10

And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

KJV

idcirco ad se fecit accedere te et omnes fratres tuos filios Levi, ut vobis etiam sacerdotium vindicetis,

Vulgate

καὶ προσηγάγετό σε καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου υἱοὺς Λευεὶ μετὰ σοῦ; καὶ ζητεῖτε καὶ ἱερατεύειν;

LXX

and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?

ASV

וַ/יַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְ/ךָ֔ וְ/אֶת כָּל אַחֶ֥י/ךָ בְנֵי לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑/ךְ וּ/בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם כְּהֻנָּֽה

Hebrew

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People LeviLevi

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
הִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם
hqrbtm
verb · 283×
ו
v
noun · 629×
כְּהֻנָּֽה
khnh
noun · 14×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֵוִ֖י
lvy
noun · 60×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 29:9 — And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
  • Heb 5:4 — And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
  • Heb 7:5 — And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they co