Verse 18

Numbers 8:18

American Standard Version

18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אֶקַּח֙ אֶת הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם תַּ֥חַת כָּל בְּכ֖וֹר בִּ/בְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

And I took the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗

2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light i... Focus ↗

3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof [so as to give light] in front of the candlestick, as... Focus ↗

4 And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, [and] unto the... Focus ↗

5 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗

6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. Focus ↗

7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and le... Focus ↗

8 Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another... Focus ↗

9 And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and thou shalt assemble the whole con... Focus ↗

10 and thou shalt present the Levites before Jehovah. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands... Focus ↗

11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children... Focus ↗

12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a s... Focus ↗

13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering... Focus ↗

14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be min... Focus ↗

15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt clea... Focus ↗

16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the... Focus ↗

17 For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I... Focus ↗

18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among 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, t... Focus ↗

20 Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: acc... Focus ↗

21 And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them... Focus ↗

22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and befo... Focus ↗

23 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗

24 This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall... Focus ↗

25 and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more, Focus ↗

26 but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no s... Focus ↗

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