Numbers 8:16 - Catholic Public Domain Version

I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites for Myself.

American Standard Version (1901)

For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

Common English Bible

They are given over to me from the Israelites in place of all the newborn, the oldest of all the Israelites. I take them for myself.