Verse Comparison: Numbers 8:18
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: