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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)
Wholly given unto me.
 See on ch. 3:9.
Instead of the firstborn.
 Who belonged to God (vs. 17, 18; cf. ch. 3:12, 13).