Numbers 8:17
“For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine,
both men and beasts,.... Not only in common with other of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 8:5-22
The Levites could only undertake their duties Num. 3; 4 after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Num…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 8:5-26
We read before of the separating of the Levites from among the children of Israel when they were numbered, and the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 8:5-26
The Levites
Num 8:5-22. Their purification and dedication, Num 8:23-26. The age of service. The passage is an expansion…
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