Books of the Bible / Leviticus
Random Verse from Leviticus
Roll a random verse from Leviticus -- 27 chapters, 859 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“The anointed priest that will be in his place from among his sons shall offer it. By a statute forever, it shall be wholly burned to Yahweh.”
Leviticus 6:22
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Leviticus (summary)
Leviticus is book 3 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 27 chapters and 859 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Leviticus compared to other books of the Bible?
Leviticus is the 16th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 859 verses across 27 chapters -- an average of 31.8 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does Leviticus sit among the other Old Testament books?
Leviticus is book 3 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 3 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Leviticus?
Exodus comes directly before it (40 chapters). Numbers comes directly after it (36 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 859 verses in Leviticus -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.