Numbers 8:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But now I have chosen these Levites as substitutes for the firstborn sons,

Cross References

Genesis 48:14

But before Jacob gave them his blessing, he crossed his arms, putting his right hand on the head of Ephraim and his left hand on the head of Manasseh.

Numbers 3:9

They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons,

Numbers 8:17

When I killed the eldest sons of the Egyptians, I decided that the firstborn sons in each Israelite family would be mine, as well as every firstborn male from their flocks and herds.

Numbers 8:19

and I have given them as gifts to Aaron and his sons to serve at the sacred tent. I will hold them responsible for what happens to anyone who gets too close to the sacred tent.