Numbers 3:45

Legacy Standard Bible

“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am Yahweh.

Cross References

Exodus 34:20

And you shall redeem with a lamb the first offspring from a donkey; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem all the firstborn of your sons. None shall appear before Me empty-handed.

Malachi 2:4

Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.

Numbers 18:6

And behold, I Myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are a gift to you, given to Yahweh, to perform the service for the tent of meeting.

Numbers 3:12

“Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the first offspring of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

Numbers 3:44

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 8:16

for they are wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of every first issue of the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.