Numbers 3:45

KJV1611 – Modern English

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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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    take the leuites for all the fyrstborne of the childern of Israel ad the catell of the leuites for their catell: and the leuites shalbe myne whiche am the Lorde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Take the Leuites for all ye first borne amonge the childre of Israel, & the catell of ye Leuites for their catell, yt the Leuites maye be myne the LORDES.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Take the Leuites for all the first borne of the children of Israel, and the cattell of the Leuites for their cattel, and the Leuites shalbe mine, (I am the Lord)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Take the Leuites for al the first borne of the chyldren of Israel, and the cattell of the Leuites for their cattell, & the Leuites shalbe myne: I am the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "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 Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites have been Mine; I `am' Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 3:12 : 12 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;
  • Num 3:40-41 : 40 And the LORD said to Moses, Count all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. 41 And you shall 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 firstborn cattle among the children of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 3:40-42
    3 verses
    94%

    40And the LORD said to Moses, Count all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names.

    41And you shall 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 firstborn cattle among the children of Israel.

    42And Moses counted, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

  • Num 3:11-15
    5 verses
    91%

    11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    12Behold, 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;

    13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast: they shall be mine: I am the LORD.

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

    15Count the children of Levi by their families, by their fathers' houses; every male from a month old and above shall be counted.

  • Num 8:13-20
    8 verses
    88%

    13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.

    14Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

    15After that, the Levites shall go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering.

    16For they are wholly given to me among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them for myself.

    17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.

    18And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

    19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.

    20Thus Moses, Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them.

  • Num 3:44
    84%

    44And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 3:46
    82%

    46And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are in excess of the Levites;

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

  • Lev 27:26
    76%

    26Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.

  • Num 18:6
    75%

    6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Num 18:15
    75%

    15Everything that opens the womb in all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be yours: nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts you shall redeem.

  • Exod 13:12
    75%

    12That you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstling that comes of a beast which you have; the males shall be the LORD'S.

  • Num 8:6
    75%

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

  • Num 3:49-51
    3 verses
    75%

    49So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites:

    50From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money; one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

    51And Moses gave the money of those who were redeemed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 31:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering of the LORD.

    30And from the children of Israel's half, you shall take one out of every fifty, of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

  • Num 18:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said to them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

    25And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 3:9
    73%

    9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.

  • Exod 34:19
    73%

    19All that open the womb is mine, and every firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

  • Num 8:11
    73%

    11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Num 7:5
    73%

    5Take it from them, that they may be used for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.

  • Lev 25:55
    73%

    55For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 18:21
    73%

    21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Num 31:47
    73%

    47Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Deut 10:9
    72%

    9Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.

  • Num 1:48
    72%

    48For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 13:15
    72%

    15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

    30Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

  • Lev 22:1
    72%

    1And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 2:33
    71%

    33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Lev 22:17
    71%

    17And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 8:23
    71%

    23And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Isa 66:21
    71%

    21And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.

  • Num 4:1
    71%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,