Numbers 3:45

Take the Levites, instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, instead of their cattle,—so shall the Levites belong unto me, me Yahweh;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

In Context

44Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:—

46and as the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three,—who are more than the Levites, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel,

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Cross References

Numbers 3:12I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall the Levites be mine;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:41-51

40 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord ) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 43 And all the firstborn males by the… Read the whole commentary →

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