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Numbers 3:12-14
International Standard Version
Numbers 3:12-14
International Standard Version
12 “I’m taking the descendants of Levi for myself from among the Israelis in place of every first-born who opens the womb.[a] The descendants of Levi belong to me 13 because all the first-born belong to me. When[b] I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated all the first-born in Israel for myself—from human beings to livestock. They belong to me, since[c] I am the Lord.”
Numbering the Descendants of Levi
14 The Lord also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness,
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- Numbers 3:12 Lit. womb from among the Israelis
- Numbers 3:13 Or the day
- Numbers 3:13 The Heb. lacks since
Numbers 3:12-14
New International Version
Numbers 3:12-14
New International Version
12 “I have taken the Levites(A) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(B) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(C) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.(D) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”(E)
14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,(F)
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