Numbers 8:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ So I am taking the Levites in place of the firstborn of Bnei-Yisrael,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ I have taken the Levites in place of all the oldest among the Israelites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

Numbers 8:18 Cross References

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it upon Ephraim’s head (though he was the younger), and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands (though Manasseh was the firstborn).

Numbers 3:12

“See, I have taken the Levites from among Bnei-Yisrael in place of the firstborn who open the womb among Bnei-Yisrael. The Levites will be Mine,

Numbers 3:9

You are to give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. Out of Bnei-Yisrael they are dedicated entirely to him.

Numbers 8:17

“For every firstborn among Bnei-Yisrael is Mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down the firstborn of the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself.

Numbers 8:19

and I am giving the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among Bnei-Yisrael, to do the work on behalf of Bnei-Yisrael in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for them—so that there would be no plague among them for coming too close to the Sanctuary.”