Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel. New Living Translation Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel. English Standard Version and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. Berean Standard Bible But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. King James Bible And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. New King James Version I have taken the Levites instead of 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. NASB 1995 “But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. NASB 1977 “But I have taken the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel. Legacy Standard Bible But I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. Amplified Bible And I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the Israelites. Christian Standard Bible But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites. Holman Christian Standard Bible But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites. American Standard Version And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I have brought the Levites in the place of the firstborn of the children Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I took the Levites in the place of every first-born among the children of Israel. Contemporary English Version But now I have chosen these Levites as substitutes for the first-born sons, Douay-Rheims Bible And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel: English Revised Version And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation So I have taken the Levites as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the Israelites. Good News Translation I am now taking the Levites instead of all the first-born of the Israelites, International Standard Version taking the descendants of Levi instead of every firstborn of the Israelis. JPS Tanakh 1917 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. Literal Standard Version and I take the Levites instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel. Majority Standard Bible But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. New American Bible But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn Israelites; NET Bible So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites. New Revised Standard Version but I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites. New Heart English Bible I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel. World English Bible I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel. Young's Literal Translation and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cleansing the Levites…17For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. 18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”… Cross References Numbers 8:17 For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. Numbers 8:19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary." Treasury of Scripture And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. Jump to Previous Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel LevitesJump to Next Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel LevitesNumbers 8 1. How the lamps are to be lighted5. The consecration of the Levites 23. The age and time of their service Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙ (wā·’eq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3947: To take the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi in place of תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the firstborn בְּכ֖וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief among the sons בִּבְנֵ֥י (biḇ·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Numbers 8:18 NIVNumbers 8:18 NLT Numbers 8:18 ESV Numbers 8:18 NASB Numbers 8:18 KJV Numbers 8:18 BibleApps.com Numbers 8:18 Biblia Paralela Numbers 8:18 Chinese Bible Numbers 8:18 French Bible Numbers 8:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 8:18 I have taken the Levites instead (Nu Num.) |