Numbers 3:11
9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 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;
13 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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- And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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- The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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- And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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- And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
- BLB
- And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
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- Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:
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- Herren talte igjen til Moses og sa:
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- Og Herren talte til Moses og sa: