Numbers 8:18

And Y took the Leuytis for alle the firste gendrid children of the sones of Israel;

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17for alle the firste gendrid thingis of the sones of Israel ben myne, as wel of men as of beestis, fro the dai in which Y smoot ech firste gendrid thing in the loond of Egipt, Y halewide hem to me.

19and Y yaf hem bi fre yifte to Aaron and hise sones, fro the myddis of the puple, that thei serue me for Israel, in the tabernacle of boond of pees, and that thei preie for hem, lest veniaunce be in the puple, if thei ben hardi to neiye to the seyntuarye.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:9And thou schalt yyue bi fre yifte the Leuytis + 3:9 that is, the sones of the lynage of Leuy. to Aaron and hise sones, to whiche thei ben youun of the sones of Israel.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:6-26

The Consecration of the Levites. ( b. c. 1490.) 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou… Read the whole commentary →

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