Numbers 3:41 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 3:41 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 →
וְלָקַחְתָּ֨
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַלְוִיִּ֥ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
לִי֙
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּכֹ֖ר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
בִּבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
-
בֶּהֱמַ֣ת
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּכ֔וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
בְּבֶהֱמַ֖ת
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall take the Levites for me (I am Yahweh) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel."
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall take the Levites for me—I Yahweh—instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the animal of the Levites instead of every firstborn among the animal of the sons of Israel.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).