Numbers

Numbers 8:16

16For 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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
have been wholly givenנְתֻנִ֨יםnə·ṯu·nîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
to Meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmit·tō·wḵPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
I have takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיlā·qaḥ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3947 take
themאֹתָ֖ם’ō·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
for Myselfלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular
in place ofתַּחַת֩ta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who come firstפִּטְרַ֨תpiṭ·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6363 that which separates, first opens
from the wombרֶ֜חֶםre·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH7358 womb
the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbə·ḵō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH1060 first-born
of allכֹּל֙kōlNoun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmib·bə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

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