Numbers 8:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 3:12 : 12 “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,
  • Num 3:45 : 45 “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.
  • Num 3:9 : 9 You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 8:17-19
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    90%

    17For all the firstborn males among the Israelites are mine, both humans and animals; when I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set them apart for myself.

    18So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites.

    19I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the work for the Israelites in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, so there will be no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”

  • Num 3:11-14
    4 verses
    88%

    11Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    12“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,

    13because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the LORD.”

    14The Numbering of the Levites Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai:

  • Num 3:44-46
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    44Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    45“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.

    46And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1The Law of the Firstborn The LORD spoke to Moses:

    2“Set apart to me every firstborn male– the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”

  • Num 3:40-42
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    83%

    40The Substitution for the Firstborn Then the LORD said to Moses,“Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

    41And take the Levites for me– I am the LORD– instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”

    42So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

  • Exod 34:19-20
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    19“Every firstborn of the womb belongs to me, even every firstborn of your cattle that is a male, whether ox or sheep.

    20Now the firstling of a donkey you may redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons.“No one will appear before me empty-handed.

  • Num 18:11-15
    5 verses
    78%

    11“And this is yours: the raised offering of their gift, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual ordinance. Everyone who is ceremonially clean in your household may eat of it.

    12“All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the LORD, I have given to you.

    13And whatever first ripe fruit in their land they bring to the LORD will be yours; everyone who is ceremonially clean in your household may eat of it.

    14“Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.

    15The firstborn of every womb which they present to the LORD, whether human or animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn sons you must redeem, and the firstborn males of unclean animals you must redeem.

  • Num 8:14-15
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    78%

    14And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

    15“After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.

  • Exod 13:12-13
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    78%

    12then you must give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb. Every firstling of a beast that you have– the males will be the LORD’s.

    13Every firstling of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

  • Exod 13:15
    76%

    15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’

  • Num 18:6
    75%

    6I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the LORD, to perform the duties of the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 22:29-30
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    29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

    30You must also do this for your oxen and for your sheep; seven days they may remain with their mothers, but give them to me on the eighth day.

  • Lev 27:26
    73%

    26Redemption of the Firstborn“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the LORD as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.

  • Num 3:49-50
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    73%

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

    50From the firstborn males of the Israelites he collected the money, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

  • Num 3:9
    73%

    9You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.

  • Num 8:6
    72%

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

  • Num 18:24
    72%

    24But I have given to the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the Israelites that are offered to the LORD as a raised offering. That is why I said to them that among the Israelites they are to have no inheritance.”

  • Num 18:21
    71%

    21See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform– the service of the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 4:22
    71%

    22You must say to Pharaoh,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Israel is my son, my firstborn,

  • Num 18:8
    71%

    8The Portion of the Priests The LORD spoke to Aaron,“See, I have given you the responsibility for my raised offerings; I have given all the holy things of the Israelites to you as your priestly portion and to your sons as a perpetual ordinance.

  • Lev 7:34
    71%

    34for the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution offering I have taken from the Israelites out of their peace offering sacrifices and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the people of Israel as a perpetual allotted portion.’”

  • Ezek 20:26
    71%

    26I declared them to be defiled because of their sacrifices– they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire– so that I would devastate them, so that they will know that I am the LORD.’

  • Lev 25:55
    70%

    55because the Israelites are my own servants; they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 18:17-18
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    17But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow or a sheep or a goat; they are holy. You must splash their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

    18And their meat will be yours, just as the breast and the right hip of the raised offering is yours.

  • Num 7:5
    70%

    5“Receive these gifts from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tent of meeting; and you must give them to the Levites, to every man as his service requires.”

  • Hos 11:1
    70%

    1Reversal of the Exodus: Return to Egypt and Exile in Assyria When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

  • Num 8:11
    70%

    11and Aaron is to offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, that they may do the work of the LORD.

  • Num 31:30
    70%

    30From the Israelites’ half-share you are to take one portion out of fifty of the people, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep– from every kind of animal– and you are to give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.”

  • Deut 18:4
    70%

    4You must give them the best of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

  • Deut 15:19
    70%

    19Giving God the Best You must set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.