Numbers 8:16
8:16 For they are entirely given 1 to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of 2 all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.
Numbers 8:18
8:18 So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites.
1 tn As before, the emphasis is obtained by repeating the passive participle: “given, given to me.”
2 tn Or “as substitutes” for all the firstborn of the Israelites.