Bible verse
for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
Numbers 3:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Numbers 3.
9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
11 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
13 for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
14 Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 “Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
16 So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
KJV
Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD.
ASV
for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.
ERV
for all the firstborn are mine; on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shall be; I am the LORD.
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