Numbers 8:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 8:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 8:18 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 8:18 — KJV
“And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.”
— Numbers 8:18 (KJV)
Numbers 8:18 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 8:18
“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;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:18: taken, levites, firstborn
“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.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:18: levites, firstborn, children
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:18: levites, firstborn, children
“And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:18: levites, firstborn, children
“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.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:18: taken, firstborn, children
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