And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I [am] the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Tu prendras les Lévites pour moi, l'Eternel, à la place de tous les premiers-nés des enfants d'Israël, et le bétail des Lévites à la place de tous les premiers-nés du bétail des enfants d'Israël.
KJV
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I [am] the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
Ratramnus
On the Fact that Christ Was Born of a Virgin
40. Above, it says: "You shall take the Levites for me in place of the firstborn of the Israelites." Numbers 3:41. Later, it states: "For the firstborn who open every womb in Israel, I have taken them." Numbers 8:16; referring to the Levites. All the firstborn of the Israelites a…
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