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Numbers 8:16

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 8:16

Theological / Devotional

Wholly given unto me. See on ch. 3:9.

Instead of the firstborn. Who belonged to God (vs. 17, 18; cf. ch. 3:12, 13).

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