Cross Reference NUMBERS 8:16 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

{Numbers 8:16} For x3588 they x1992 [are] wholly given 5414 z8803 unto me from among 8432 x4480 the children 1121 of Israel; 3478 instead of x8478 such as open 6363 every x3605 womb, 7358 [even instead of] the firstborn 1060 of all x3605 the children 1121 x4480 of Israel, 3478 have I taken 3947 z8804 them unto me.

wholly given:
Nethunim, nethunim, "given, given." The word being repeated, "because," says Bp. Patrick, "the children of Israel had devoted them to him, by laying their hands upon them ("And thou shalt bringª °¹ the Levitesª beforeª the LORD:ª and the childrenª of Israelª shall putª °¹ their handsª upon¹ the Levites:ª" {Num 8:10}), and Aaron had waved them as a wave-offering to the Lord" ("And Aaronª shall offerª °¹ the Levitesª beforeª the LORDª [for] an offeringª of¹ ¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª that they may executeª °¹ ¹ the serviceª of the LORD.ª" {Num 8:11}).

instead of such:
Houbigant, on the authority of the Samaritan, reads, "instead of every first-born of the children of Israel, who openeth the womb." "And I,¹ behold,¹ I have takenª °¹ the Levitesª from amongª ¹ the childrenª of Israelª instead of¹ all¹ the firstbornª that openethª the matrixª among the childrenª ¹ of Israel:ª therefore the Levitesª shall be¹ mine;" {Num 3:12} + "Takeª °¹ the Levitesª instead of¹ all¹ the firstbornª among the childrenª of Israel,ª and the cattleª of the Levitesª instead of¹ their cattle;ª and the Levitesª shall be¹ mine: I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Num 3:45}

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