Numbers 8:18 meaning and explanation

But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

Numbers 8:18, Berean Standard Bible

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In the wilderness, God speaks through Moses about the Levites, the tribe set apart for service at the Tent of Meeting. Verse 18 explains why: every firstborn male in Israel belongs to God, because he spared Israel's firstborn in Egypt, and the Levites now stand in their place.

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