Numbers 3:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 3:12 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 →
וַאֲנִ֞י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הִנֵּ֧ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
לָקַ֣חְתִּי
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַלְוִיִּ֗ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
מִתּוֹךְ֙
tâvek
H8432
midst
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
תַּ֧חַת
tachath
H8478
under
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּכ֛וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
פֶּ֥טֶר
peṭer
H6363
firstborn
רֶ֖חֶם
rechem
H7358
womb
מִבְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְהָ֥יוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִ֖י
הַלְוִיִּֽם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"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:
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the opener of the womb from the sons of Israel, and the Levites shall be for me,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).