Numbers 3:14
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.
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
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
- Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- KJV
- And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- WEB
- The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- ASV
- And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- DARBY
- And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- BLB
- And YHWH spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
- ÅB
- Og Herren talte til Moses i Sinai ørken og sa:
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- Herren talte til Moses i Sinai-ørkenen,
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- Og Herren talte til Moses i Sinai ørken og sa: