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LXX

Numbers 8:18

And I took the Levites in the place of every first-born among the children of Israel.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And I took the Levites in the place of every firstborn among the children of Israel.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
World English Bible