Numbers 8:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel.

Numbers 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 13:2

‘Consecrate every firstborn male  to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.’

Numbers 3:12

‘See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb.  The Levites belong to me,

Numbers 3:13

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.’

Numbers 3:45

‘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.

Numbers 3:6

‘Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.

Numbers 3:9

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him  from the Israelites.