Numbers 3:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַֽאֲנִ֞י	h589
1		הִנֵּ֧ה	h2009
2	And I behold I have taken	לָקַ֣חְתִּי	h3947
3		אֶת	h853
17	the Levites	הַלְוִיִּֽם׃	h3881
5	from among	מִתּוֹךְ֙	h8432
13	among the children	מִבְּנֵ֣י	h1121
14	of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	h3478
8		תַּ֧חַת	h8478
9		כָּל	h3605
10	instead of all the firstborn	בְּכ֛וֹר	h1060
11	that openeth	פֶּ֥טֶר	h6363
12	the matrix	רֶ֖חֶם	h7358
13	among the children	מִבְּנֵ֣י	h1121
14	of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	h3478
15		וְהָ֥יוּ	h1961
16		לִ֖י	h0
17	the Levites	הַלְוִיִּֽם׃	h3881

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And 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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn that breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel, instead of all the first-born that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

World English Bible (WEB)

"Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And I, lo, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every first-born opening a womb among the sons of Israel, and the Levites have been Mine;