NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And I behold I have takenlaqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. from among tavek (taw'-vek) a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in). the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. instead of all the firstborn bkowr (bek-ore') firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling). that openeth peter (peh'-ter) a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix) -- firstling, openeth, such as open. the matrix rechem (rekh'-em) the womb -- matrix, womb. among the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. therefore the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. shall be mine Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine. King James Bible 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; Holman Christian Standard Bible See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me, International Standard Version "I'm taking the descendants of Levi for myself from among the Israelis in place of every first-born who opens the womb. The descendants of Levi belong to me NET Bible "Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine, King James 2000 Bible And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that opens the womb among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; Links Numbers 3:12Numbers 3:12 NIV Numbers 3:12 NLT Numbers 3:12 ESV Numbers 3:12 NASB Numbers 3:12 KJV |
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