Numbers 18:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 18:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
לָקַ֨חְתִּי֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
מִתּ֖וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לָכֶ֞ם
מַתָּנָ֤ה
mattânâh
H4979
gift
נְתֻנִים֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לַעֲבֹ֕ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲבֹדַ֖ת
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
אֹ֥הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
מוֹעֵֽד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
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World English Bible Public Domain
I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given to Yahweh, to do the service of the tent of meeting.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, a gift for you, given to Yahweh, to serve the service of the tent of meeting.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).