Numbers 3:41
New King James Version
41 (A)And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.”
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Numbers 3:41
King James Version
41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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Numbers 3:41
English Standard Version
41 (A)And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.”
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Numbers 3:45
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45 (A)“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord.
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Numbers 3:45
King James Version
45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
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Numbers 3:45
English Standard Version
45 (A)“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
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Numbers 8:13-16
New King James Version
13 “And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord. 14 Thus you shall (A)separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be (B)Mine. 15 After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and (C)offer them like a wave offering. 16 For they are (D)wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself (E)instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.
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Numbers 8:13-16
King James Version
13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.
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.
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Numbers 8:13-16
English Standard Version
13 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as (A)a wave offering to the Lord.
14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and (B)the Levites shall be mine. 15 And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a (C)wave offering. 16 For they are (D)wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. (E)Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself.
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Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 At that time (A)the Lord [a]separated the tribe of Levi (B)to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, (C)to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and (D)to bless in His name, to this day.
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- Deuteronomy 10:8 set apart
Deuteronomy 10:8
King James Version
8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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Deuteronomy 10:8
English Standard Version
8 At that time (A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi (B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord (C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and (D)to bless in his name, to this day.
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