Numbers 3:13 meaning and explanation
for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
Numbers 3:13, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The LORD is speaking to Moses at Sinai, explaining why the Levites may serve at the tabernacle in place of Israel's firstborn sons. The claim rests on the tenth plague in Egypt, when God struck down Egypt's firstborn but spared Israel's, so every firstborn in Israel was consecrated to him.
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