Numbers 3:12 "Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine. (NASB ©1995)Exodus 13:2 "Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me."
Numbers 3:45 "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am the LORD.
Numbers 8:14 "Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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;When God miraculously destroyed all the first-born of the Egyptians, he spared those of the Israelites; and, in commemoration of that event, he was pleased to appoint that all the first-born males 'should be set apart unto himself.' God is here pleased to relinquish this claim, and to appoint the whole tribe of Levi to attend his immediate service in their stead. Nu 3:41,45 8:16,18 18:6 Concordance Entries Behold Breaketh Firstborn First-born Instead Israelite Israelites Issue Levites Male Matrix Midst Offspring Open Openeth Opening Opens Sons Womb Jump to Previous Occurrence Breaketh Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Israelite Israelites Issue Levites Male Matrix Midst Offspring Open Openeth Opening Opens Womb Jump to Next Occurrence Breaketh Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Israelite Israelites Issue Levites Male Matrix Midst Offspring Open Openeth Opening Opens Womb New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
