Numbers 8:16
For they have been given to me from among the children of Israel; in place of every mother's first son, the first to come to birth in Israel, I have taken them for myself.
Numbers 3:12
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;
Numbers 3:45
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.
Numbers 3:9
Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.
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For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
Instead of such
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Numbers 3:12
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;
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Numbers 3:41
And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.