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Numbers 8:16 Cross-References
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“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.”
Numbers 8:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 8:16
They are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel (נְתֻנִים נְתֻנִים הֵמָּה לִי, netunim netunim hemah li)—the emphatic repetition 'given, given' (a Hebrew intensification pattern) stresses total dedication. God claims the Levites instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn (תַּחַת פֶּטֶר כָּל־רֶחֶם תַּחַת בְּכוֹר), establishing the substitutionary principle at the heart of biblical redemption.The firstborn belonged to God by right of Passover redemption (Exodus 13:2), but the Levites become corporate substitutes—a tribe for individuals across all tribes. Th...
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Cross-References for Numbers 8:16
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“and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine”
“And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.”