◄ Numbers 8:18 ►
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Good News Translation
I am now taking the Levites instead of all the first-born of the Israelites,

New Revised Standard Version
but I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites.

Contemporary English Version
But now I have chosen these Levites as substitutes for the first-born sons,

New American Bible
But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn Israelites;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:

Context
Cleansing the Levites
…17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself: 18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:19And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.…
Cross References
Numbers 8:17
For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself:

Numbers 8:19
And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.

Numbers 8:17
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