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Numbers 8:16

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 8:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּי֩ נְתֻנִ֨ים נְתֻנִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ לִ֔י מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תַּחַת֩ פִּטְרַ֨ת כָּל־רֶ֜חֶם בְּכ֥וֹר כֹּל֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָקַ֥חְתִּי אֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃

  1. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. נְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.Nim“[are] assigned”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  3. נְתֻנִ֥יםne.tu.Nim“assigned”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  4. הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  5. לִ֔יLi“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  6. מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokh“from among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  7. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. תַּחַת֩ta.Chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  10. פִּטְרַ֨תpit.Rat“[the] firstborn of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from פִּטְרָה · “firstborn” · Strong's H6363B
  11. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. רֶ֜חֶםRe.chem“womb”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫חֶם · “womb” · Strong's H7358
  13. בְּכ֥וֹרbe.Khor“[the] firstborn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  14. כֹּל֙kol“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Nei“from [the] people of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  16. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  17. לָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.ti“I have taken”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  18. אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. לִֽי׃Li“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)