‘Consecrate every firstborn male to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.’
Numbers 8:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For they have been exclusively assigned to me from the Israelites. I have taken them for myself in place of all who come first from the womb, every Israelite firstborn. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites for Myself. American Standard Version (1901) For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. Common English Bible They are given over to me from the Israelites in place of all the newborn, the oldest of all the Israelites. I take them for myself. Catholic Public Domain Version I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel. |
‘Consecrate every firstborn male to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.’
‘See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to me,
because every firstborn belongs to me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to myself, both man and animal. They are mine; I am the Lord.’
‘Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to me; I am the Lord.
‘Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.