KJV King James Version
Take 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.
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Numbers 3:45
Take 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Take the Levites instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites have been Mine; I am Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Numbers 3
42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Take 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.
46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;
47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take [them]: (the shekel [is] twenty gerahs:)
48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
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קַ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַלְוִיִּ֗םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviתַּ֤חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underכָּל־H3605 · kolallבְּכוֹר֙H1060 · be.khorfirstbornבִּבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֶּהֱמַ֥תH929 · be.he.mahanimalהַלְוִיִּ֖םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underבְּהֶמְתָּ֑םH929 · be.he.mahanimalוְהָיוּ־H1961 · ha.yahto beלִ֥יH9030 · nimeהַלְוִיִּ֖םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviאֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niIיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Numbers 3:12And 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;Numbers 3:40-41And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
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