Numbers 8:16

God's Word

They will be the only Israelites given to me. I have taken them to be mine as substitutes for every firstborn male offspring of the Israelites.

Cross References

Exodus 13:2

“Set apart every firstborn male for me. Every firstborn male offspring among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal.”

Numbers 3:12

“Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine,

Numbers 3:13

because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am the Lord.”

Numbers 3:45

“Take the Levites to be substitutes for all the firstborn Israelites and the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for their animals. The Levites will be mine. I am the Lord.

Numbers 3:6

“Bring the tribe of Levi, and have them stand in front of the priest Aaron to assist him.

Numbers 3:9

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.