Numbers
Numbers 8:18
18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But I have taken | וָאֶקַּח֙ | wā·’eq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| in place of | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the firstborn | בְּכ֖וֹר | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| among the sons | בִּבְנֵ֥י | biḇ·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.