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Numbers 3:12

King James Version (KJV)

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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;

Numbers 3:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 3:12

Theological / Devotional

Instead of all the firstborn. Anciently the father in the family performed the priestly functions (Ex. 13:8; Judges 17:10), and passed that office on to the first-born son. That custom is now replaced by the appointment of the Levites, who had rallied to Moses at the time of the worship of the golden calf (Ex. 32:26).

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