Numbers 3:11

What does Numbers 3:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 3:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Lord said to Moses,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Context

v.10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

v.11This passage

v.12And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

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