Numbers 8:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Moses doth -- Aaron also, and all the company of the sons of Israel -- to the Levites according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses concerning the Levites; so have the sons of Israel done to them.

English ASV

Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Jehovah commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.

English Amplified

So Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the Israelites did thus to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning [them], so did the Israelites to them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the Israelites did thus to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning [them], so did the Israelites to them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the Lord had commanded Moses they should do.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did this to the Levites. The Israelites did everything to them the LORD commanded Moses regarding the Levites.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.

English EASY 2024

So Moses and Aaron and all the Israelites did to the Levites everything that the Lord had commanded Moses to do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So Moses, Aaron, and all the Israelites obeyed the Lord. They did with the Levites everything that the Lord commanded Moses.

Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So Moses, Aaron, and all the people of Israel dedicated the Levites, as the Lord commanded Moses.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel did what the Lord commanded Moses to do to the Levites.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did [this] to the Levites. The Israelites did everything to them the LORD commanded Moses regarding the Levites.

English KJV 1611

And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.

English LSB

Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel to the Levites; according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the Israelites did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the Israelites did to them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel to the Levites; according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Thus, then, did Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the Israelites deal with the Levites, carrying out exactly the command which the LORD had given Moses concerning them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So Moses and Aaron and the entire community of the Israelites did this with the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, this is what the Israelites did with them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So Moses and Aaron and the whole community of Israel did with the Levites just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

English NIV

Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.

English NKJ 1982

Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

English NLT

So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the LORD's instructions to Moses.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation of the Israelites did with the Levites accordingly; the Israelites did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So Moses and Aaron and all the people of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following Jehovah's instructions to Moses.

English Tyndale 1537

And Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did unto the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses.