Numbers 8:16 meaning and explanation

For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

Numbers 8:16, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses, explaining why the Levites are set apart for service at the Tent of Meeting. In the Passover, God claimed every firstborn male in Israel for himself, both man and beast.

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