Numbers 8:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Numbers 8:18

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Berean Standard Bible

But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

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KJV

King James Version

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

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WEB

World English Bible

I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

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Numbers 8

¹⁶ For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

¹⁷ For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

¹⁸ But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

¹⁹ And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

²⁰ So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.

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