Numbers 8:18

Tree of Life Version

So I am taking the Levites in place of the firstborn of Bnei-Yisrael,

Cross References

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it upon Ephraim’s head (though he was the younger), and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands (though Manasseh was the firstborn).

Numbers 3:12

“See, I have taken the Levites from among Bnei-Yisrael in place of the firstborn who open the womb among Bnei-Yisrael. The Levites will be Mine,

Numbers 3:9

You are to give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. Out of Bnei-Yisrael they are dedicated entirely to him.

Numbers 8:17

“For every firstborn among Bnei-Yisrael is Mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down the firstborn of the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself.

Numbers 8:19

and I am giving the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among Bnei-Yisrael, to do the work on behalf of Bnei-Yisrael in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for them—so that there would be no plague among them for coming too close to the Sanctuary.”