“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; and the Levites shall be mine,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Numbers 3:12 in context
Numbers 3:9–15
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You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
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You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Selected verse
“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; and the Levites shall be mine,
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for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.”
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The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
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“Count the children of Levi by their fathers ’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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