Numbers 3:12
“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;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Numbers 3:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich, siehe, ich habe die Leviten aus der Mitte der Kinder Israel genommen, anstatt aller Erstgeburt, welche die Mutter bricht unter den Kindern Israel; und die Leviten sollen mir gehören.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y he aquí yo he tomado los Levitas de entre los hijos de Israel en lugar de todos los primogénitos que abren la matriz entre los hijos de Israel; serán pues míos los Levitas:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E eis que eu tomei os levitas dentre os filhos de Israel em lugar de todos os primogênitos que abrem a madre entre os filhos de Israel; serão, pois, meus os levitas:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
"Eu escolhi os levitas do meio do povo de Israel. Eu fiz assim, ao invés de escolher cada primogênito masculino nascido no meio dos israelitas. Os levitas pertencem a Mim.
📖 Numbers 3:12 in Context
10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
11And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12And 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;
13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.
14And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
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