Numbers 3:41

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“You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.””

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Read Numbers 3:41 in the flow of Numbers3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Numbers3 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and thou hast taken the Levites for Me (I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah), instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of every firstling among the cattle of the sons of Israel.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 3:41 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 24:5Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
  2. Exodus 32:26So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
  3. Numbers 3:12“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
  4. Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
  5. Numbers 3:45“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.
  6. Numbers 8:16For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
  7. Numbers 18:15The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.
  8. Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  9. 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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