民数記 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 民数記 Chapter 8 connects to 3 cross-references. 宿営から汚れた者を除去する規定、過ちを犯して損害を与えた場合の賠償規定が与えられた。また、嫉妬に関する誓いの規定（疑いの水の試練）も定められた。
他の翻訳
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.
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