Numbers 18:23 · KJV
"But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance."
King James Version
What does Numbers 18:23 mean? →Passage Context
21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
23But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
25And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Related Devotions
Numbers 18:1
Strive together in prayer
How often do you pray? I don't mean a quick prayer at dinner. I mean really, really pray. For most Christians, I think it is safe to say that the answer is "not enough." I would put myself in that ca
Numbers 19:22
Cast Out Your Devils
Nobody is perfect. This was certainly true of Mary Magdalene, who was widely regarded by scholars to be a prostitute before embracing the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Here she is represented as being po
Numbers 17:13
We Are Siblings
JOHN 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Jesus implies there is some
Daily Bible in Your Inbox
Get a daily verse, devotional, and prayer delivered every morning.