Numbers 3:45

Catholic Public Domain Version

"Take the Levites, in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 34:20

The firstborn of a donkey, you shall redeem with a sheep. But if you will not give a price for it, it shall be slain. The firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. You shall not appear empty in my sight.

Malachi 2:4

And you will know that I sent you this commandment, so that my covenant might be with Levi, says the Lord of hosts.

Numbers 18:6

I have given your brothers, the Levites, to you from the midst of the sons of Israel, and I have delivered them as a gift to the Lord, in order to serve in the ministries of his tabernacle.

Numbers 3:12

"I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, shall be mine.

Numbers 3:44

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Numbers 8:16

I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel.