Numbers 8:18

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Therefore have I taken the Levites,—instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel;

Cross References

Numbers 8:17

For mine, is every firstborn among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts,—on the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, did I hallow them unto me.

Numbers 8:19

therefore have I given the Levites as a gift unto Aaron and unto his sons, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the laborious work of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to put a propitiatory-covering over the sons of Israel,—so shall there be among the sons of Israel, no plague, by the coming nigh of the sons of Israel unto the sanctuary.

Genesis 48:14

Then Israel put forth his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, though, he, was the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh,—crossing his hands, although, Manasseh, was the first-born.

Numbers 3:9

Thus shalt thou give the Levites unto Aaron and unto his sons,—given, given, they are unto him, from among the sons of Israel;

Numbers 3:12

I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall the Levites be mine;