Numbers 8:16
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.
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 8 connects to 3 cross-references. Aaron sets up the lamps to shine toward the front of the lampstand; the Levites are purified by sprinkling with water, shaving, and washing, then presented before Israel and the Lord as a wave offering. The Levites serve as substitutes …
תרגומים נוספים
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
`For they are certainly given to Me out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of him who openeth any womb--the first-born of all--from the sons of Israel I have taken them to Myself;
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.
הפניות צולבות
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of …
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that …
Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead …