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Numbers 8:6

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Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
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  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1Rank 1 from verse 6
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    1HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  2. James 4:8Rank 2 from verse 6
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    8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

  3. Exodus 19:15Rank 3 from verse 6
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    15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

  4. Isaiah 52:11Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11¶ Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

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Numbers 8:6

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

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Levites

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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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cleanse

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To make clean or pure; to remove filth, defilement, guilt, or ceremonial uncleanness.

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5¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

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7And 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.

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