Numbers 6:10

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“On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

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BSBPD

“On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and on the eighth day he bringeth in two turtle-doves or two young pigeons unto the priest, unto the opening of the tent of meeting,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 6:10 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 1:14If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.
  2. Leviticus 5:7If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
  3. Leviticus 9:1On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
  4. Leviticus 12:6When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.
  5. Leviticus 14:22and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
  6. Leviticus 14:31one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
  7. Leviticus 15:14On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.
  8. Leviticus 15:29On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  9. Ezekiel 44:26and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.
  10. John 2:1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
  11. Romans 4:25He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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