Numbers 3:12
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And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
In other translations
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
Hebrew words
וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009לָקַחְתִּיlakachtiI have takenH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַלְוִיִּםhalviyimthe LevitesH3881מִתּוֹךְmitokhfrom amongH8432בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478תַּחַתtachatin place ofH8478כָּל־kol-everyH3605בְּכוֹרbekhorfirstbornH1060פֶּטֶרpeter[the] firstborn ofH6363רֶחֶםrechema wombH7358מִבְּנֵיmibeneifrom [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְהָיוּvehayuand they will belongH1961לִיlito <the> meהַלְוִיִּם׃halviyimthe LevitesH3881
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Related verses
- Numbers 18:6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 8:16For 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.For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
- Numbers 3:41And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”
- Numbers 8:18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
- Exodus 13:2Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- Numbers 3:45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.
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