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Numbers Chapter 8 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Numbers 8:18

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
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BBE Numbers 8:18

And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.
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DARBY Numbers 8:18

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
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KJV Numbers 8:18

And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
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WBT Numbers 8:18

And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel.
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WEB Numbers 8:18

I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
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YLT Numbers 8:18

and I take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel:
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙ (wā·’eq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3947: To takethe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Leviin place ofתַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)PrepositionStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu ofallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe firstbornבְּכ֖וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1060: Firstborn, chiefamong the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥י (biḇ·nê)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descJump to PreviousChildren First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Levites