Numbers 8:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.”
Numbers 8:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 8:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 8:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.”
Numbers 8:18 — World English Bible
Numbers 8:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.”
Numbers 8:18 — American Standard Version
Numbers 8:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:”
Numbers 8:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 8:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.”
Numbers 8:18 — Darby Translation
Numbers 8:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I haue taken the Leuites for all the first borne of the children of Israel,”
Numbers 8:18 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 8:18 in Context — Numbers 8
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.
19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
What Does Numbers 8:18 Mean?
Numbers 8:18 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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