Numbers 8:21

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.”Numbers 8:21

What Does Numbers 8:21 Mean?

Numbers 8:21 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 8, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Sanctification, and Atonement.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to Numbers 8:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 19:10“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,”Numbers 8:7“And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.”Numbers 8:11“And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.”Numbers 8:13“And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.”Numbers 8:15“And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.”Numbers 19:19“And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.”Leviticus 14:11“And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:”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 19:12“He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.”

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