Numbers 8:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 8:18

16 For they are ^awholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself ^binstead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.

17 ^aFor all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I¹ sanctified them to Myself.

18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

19 And ^aI have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, ^bthat there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.”

20 Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

21 ^aAnd the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 8:18

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American Standard Version
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

Amplified® Bible
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the Israelites.

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

Darby English Version
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

Good News Bible
I am now taking the Levites instead of all the first-born of the Israelites,

King James Version
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
"But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel.

New International Version
And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.

New King James Version
I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel.

Revised Standard Version
and I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the people of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:

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