Numbers 3:12 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

^12-13 “I destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt. At that time I chose all the firstborn from every family in Israel to be mine in a special way. That included all the firstborn men and animals. But now I am choosing the Levites to take their place. Now they will be my special servants. I, the Lord, give this command!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites; and the Levites shall be Mine,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

Common English Bible

¹² I claim the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the oldest males who open an Israelite womb. The Levites are mine

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² "I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, shall be mine.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

Numbers 3:12 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 13:2

“You must give me every male in Israel who is his mother’s first child. That means that every firstborn baby boy and every firstborn male animal will be mine.”

Numbers 18:6

I myself chose the Levites from among all the Israelites. They are as a gift to you. I gave them to you to serve the Lord and work in the Meeting Tent.

Numbers 3:11

The Lord also said to Moses,

Numbers 3:41

I am the Lord. I will take the Levites instead of all the firstborn men and boys of Israel. I will also take the animals from the Levites instead of taking all the firstborn animals from the other people in Israel.”

Numbers 3:45

“I, the Lord, give this command: ‘Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn men from the other families of Israel. And I will take the animals of the Levites instead of the animals of the other people. The Levites are mine.

Numbers 8:14

This will make the Levites holy. They will be different from the other Israelites. The Levites will belong to me.

Numbers 8:16

The Israelites will give me the Levites. They will belong to me. In the past I told every Israelite family to give me their firstborn son. But now I am taking the Levites in place of these firstborn sons from the other families in Israel.

Numbers 8:18

But now I will take the Levites in their place. I will take the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons from the other families in Israel.