Numbers Chapter 3 verse 45 Holy Bible
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.
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Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.
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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 Jehovah.
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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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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 the LORD.
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"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 Yahweh.
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`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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(45) And the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle.--There appears to have been no numbering of the cattle. Had it been otherwise, an argument might have been used in support of the prospective reference of the command to number the firstborn, derived from the fact that it would have been impossible to ascertain the number of firstborn among the cattle. It appears, however, that the whole of the cattle of the Levites was given in redemption of the firstborn of all the cattle of the other tribes.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Takeקַ֣ח (qaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takethe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Leviin placeתַּ֤חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)PrepositionStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu ofof allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe firstbornבְּכוֹר֙ (bə·ḵō·wr)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1060: Firstborn, chiefof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descand the cattleבֶּהֱמַ֥ת (be·hĕ·maṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animalof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (hal·wî·yim)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Leviin place ofתַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)PrepositionStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu oftheir cattle.בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם (bə·hem·tām)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animalThe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (hal·wî·yim)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levibelong to Me;וְהָיוּ־ (wə·hā·yū-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beIאֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJump to PreviousCattle Children First Firstborn First-Born Instead Israel Levites
