Numbers 3:40 Cross References - NSB

⁴⁰ Jehovah said to Moses: »Register every firstborn male of the Israelites who is at least one month old, and make a list of their names.

²⁶ Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said: »Who is on Jehovah’s side? Come to me. All the sons of Levi came to him.« ²⁷ He said to them, »Jehovah, the God of Israel says: ‘Each man put his sword by his side. Go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp. Kill each one his brother, and each one his neighbor, and each one his kindred.’« ²⁸ The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men died that day. ²⁹ Moses said: »Today you are ordained as Jehovah’s. God gave you a blessing today. Each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.«

¹² »Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine,

¹⁵ »Count the Levites by households and families. Count every male who is at least one month old.«

⁴⁵ »Take the Levites to be substitutes for all the firstborn Israelites and the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for their animals. The Levites will be mine. I am Jehovah.

⁶ Jehovah will count when he registers the peoples: »This one was born there.«

³ It will come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy along with everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem.

²⁰ »Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.«

³ Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

¹⁹ The foundation of God stands firm having this seal: »Jehovah knows those who belong to him,« and: »Everyone who names the name of Jehovah is to abstain from wickedness.«

²³ to the general assembly and congregation of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just (righteous) (holy) men made perfect (mature) (having all needed qualities).

⁵ »'He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments. I will not blot out his name from the book of life. In fact I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

⁴ These are they who were not defiled with women. They are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed (bought) from among mankind. They are the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.