Numbers 3:12
When God miraculously destroyed all the first-born of the Egyptians, (Ex 12:29,) he spared those of the Israelites; and, in commemoration of that event, he was pleased to appoint that all the first-born males "should be set apart unto himself." (Ex 13:12-16.) God is here pleased to relinquish this claim, and to appoint the whole tribe of Levi to attend his immediate service in their stead.
Numbers 3:45
Numbers 8:16
entirely given <05414> [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, (ver. 10,) and Aaron had waved them as a wave-offering to the Lord." (ver. 11.)
open <06363> [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."
Numbers 18:15
firstborn <06363> [openeth.]
firstborn sons ....... firstborn <01060> [the firstborn.]
Exodus 24:5-6
young ... men <05288> [young men.]
burnt offerings <05930> [burnt offerings.]
peace offerings <08002 02077> [peace offerings.]
blood ........... blood ... splashed <01818 02236> [the blood he.]
altar <04196> [on the altar.]
Exodus 32:26-29
Lord <03068> [Who is on.]
man ..................... each ... kill ..... friend <0376 02026> [slay every man.]
Levites <01121> [children.]
died <05307> [there fell.]
Or, another reading of this verse is: And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord; because every man hath been against his son and against his brother, etc.
Moses <04872> [Moses.]
consecrated <04390> [Consecrate. Heb. fill your hands.]
Matthew 20:28
did ... come <2064> [came.]
and to give <2532 1325> [and to.]
for <473> [for.]
Matthew 20:1
kingdom <932> [the kingdom.]
This parable was intended to illustrate the equity of God's dealings, even when "the first are placed last, and the last first."
a landowner <444> [a man.]
early <260> [early.]
workers <2040> [labourers.]
Matthew 2:6
you <4771> [thou.]
a ruler <2233> [a Governor.]
will shepherd <4165> [rule. or, feed.]
