Numbers 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.”
Numbers 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them to me.”
Numbers 8:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. ”
Numbers 8:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`For they are certainly given to Me out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of him who openeth any womb--the first-born of all--from the sons of Israel I have taken them to Myself;”
Numbers 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. ”
Numbers 8:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they are freely giuen vnto me from among the children of Israel, for such as open any wombe: for all the first borne of the children of Israel haue I taken them vnto me.”
Numbers 8:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 8:16 in Context — Numbers 8
14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
18 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
What Does Numbers 8:16 Mean?
Numbers 8:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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