Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel, wholly given. Numbers 3:12,45 I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. . . . Context Cleansing the Levites…15And afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel. 16I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel,17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself:… Cross References Exodus 13:2 Sanctify unto me every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, as well of men as of beasts: for they are all mine. Numbers 3:9 And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift, Numbers 3:12 I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites for the firstborn of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord. Lexicon Forכִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction [the Levites] הֵ֙מָּה֙ (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They have been wholly given נְתֻנִ֨ים (nə·ṯu·nîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set to Me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew from among מִתּ֖וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre the sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I have taken לָקַ֥חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take them for Myself אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in place of תַּחַת֩ (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every who come first פִּטְרַ֨ת (piṭ·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6363: That which separates or first opens from the womb, רֶ֜חֶם (re·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7358: The womb the firstborn בְּכ֥וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1060: Firstborn, chief of all כֹּל֙ (kōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the sons מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Additional Translations For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.For they are wholly given to 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 to me. 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. For these are given to me for a present out of the midst of the children of Israel: I have taken them to myself instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel that open every womb. 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. For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them to me. 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. '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; Jump to Previous Breaketh Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Israelite Israelites Issue Male Mother's Open Openeth Wholly WombJump to Next Breaketh Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Israelite Israelites Issue Male Mother's Open Openeth Wholly WombLinks Numbers 8:16 NIVNumbers 8:16 NLT Numbers 8:16 ESV Numbers 8:16 NASB Numbers 8:16 KJV Numbers 8:16 Bible Apps Numbers 8:16 Biblia Paralela Numbers 8:16 Chinese Bible Numbers 8:16 French Bible Numbers 8:16 German Bible Alphabetical: all among are as be every first firstborn for from given have I in instead Israel Israelite Israelites issue male me my Myself of offspring own place sons taken the them They to who wholly woman womb OT Law: Numbers 8:16 For they are wholly given to me (Nu Num.) 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