“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
Numbers 8:16 - Y'all Version Bible For they are given-given to me from among the children of Israel. I have taken them to me instead of from those who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. 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. |
“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
“See, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel. So Levites will belong to me,
for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They are to be mine. I am YHWH.”
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites belong to me; I am YHWH.
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
You are to give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are given-given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.