Numbers 3:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    beholde I haue take the leuites fro amonge ye childern of Ysrael for all the firstborne that openeth the matryce amonge the childern of Ysrael so that the leuites shall be myne:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, I haue take the Leuites fro amonge the childre of Israel, for all the first borne that open the Matrix amonge the children of Israel, so that the Leuites shalbe myne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Beholde, I haue euen taken the Leuites fro among the childre of Israel: for al the first borne that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel, and the Leuites shalbe mine,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, I haue taken the Leuites from among the chyldren of Israel for all the first borne that openeth the matrice among the chyldren of Israel, and the Leuites shalbe mine.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And I, lo, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every first-born opening a womb among the sons of Israel, and the Levites have been Mine;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

Referenced Verses

  • Num 3:41 : 41 "And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the people of Israel."
  • Num 8:16 : 16 For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites.
  • Num 8:18 : 18 I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites.
  • Num 18:6 : 6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.
  • Num 3:45 : 45 Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.
  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 3:44-46
    3 verses
    91%

    44The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    45Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.

    46For the redemption price of the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

  • Num 8:13-20
    8 verses
    90%

    13You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

    14In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

    15After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.

    16For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites.

    17For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

    18I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites.

    19I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague will come upon the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.

    20Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.

  • Num 3:40-42
    3 verses
    88%

    40The LORD said to Moses, "Take a census of all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, a month old and upward, and count their names."

    41"And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the people of Israel."

    42So Moses counted all the firstborn among the people of Israel as the LORD commanded him.

  • Num 3:13-15
    3 verses
    86%

    13For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of humans and of animals. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.

    14The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:

    15Take a census of the sons of Levi, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. Count every male a month old and upward.

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.

  • Num 3:11
    80%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 18:6
    78%

    6I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 13:12
    76%

    12you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. Every firstborn male of your livestock belongs to the LORD.

  • Num 3:9
    75%

    9You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

  • Num 18:23-25
    3 verses
    75%

    23The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites.

    24For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.

    25The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 18:21
    75%

    21To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.

  • Num 3:49-51
    3 verses
    74%

    49So Moses collected the redemption silver from those who exceeded the number of the Levites.

    50From the firstborn of the Israelites, he collected a total of 1,365 shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.

    51Moses gave the redemption silver to Aaron and his sons, as directed by the LORD, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 18:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14'Everything in Israel that is devoted to the LORD shall be yours.'

    15Every firstborn that opens the womb, of all flesh offered to the LORD, whether human or animal, shall belong to you. However, you must surely redeem the firstborn of humans and redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

  • Exod 34:19
    74%

    19The firstborn of every womb belongs to Me, including the firstborn males of your livestock, whether ox or sheep.

  • Deut 10:9
    74%

    9That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 8:6
    74%

    6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

  • Num 2:33
    72%

    33The Levites were not counted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Exod 13:15
    72%

    15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both human and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb and redeem every firstborn of my sons.'

  • Num 8:11
    72%

    11Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites so that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Deut 18:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD and His allotted inheritance.

    2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Lev 20:26
    71%

    26You shall be holy to me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the peoples to be mine.

  • Lev 27:26
    71%

    26However, no one may dedicate the firstborn of their animals, because the firstborn already belongs to the LORD, whether it is an ox or a sheep.

  • Deut 18:5
    71%

    5For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the LORD forever.

  • Exod 19:5
    71%

    5Now, if you will carefully listen to My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations, for the whole earth is Mine.

  • Isa 66:21
    71%

    21And I will also take some of them as priests and Levites, says the Lord.

  • Num 3:6
    71%

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him.

  • Num 1:48
    71%

    48The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Josh 13:33
    71%

    33However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Lev 25:55
    71%

    55For the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 31:30
    71%

    30From the Israelites' half, take one out of every fifty people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.