Numbers 8:18

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“But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.”

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BSBPD

“But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 8:18 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 48:14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
  2. Numbers 3:9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
  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,

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

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