Numbers 3:41 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Difficult Passages
- Were the Levites twenty-two thousand, or twenty-two thousand three hundred?The three hundred were the Levites’ own firstborn, already the LORD’s, who couldn’t be given in place of Israel’s firstborn.
Matthew Henry
- The first-born are numberedThe number of the first-born, and that of the Levites, came near to each other. Known unto God are all his works beforehand; there is an exact proportion...
Cross References
- Numbers 3:12 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;
- Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.
- Exodus 24:5–6 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. …
- Exodus 32:26–29 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. …
- Numbers 8:16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
- Numbers 18:15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
- Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- 1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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Topics
- Camp Of the Israelites around the tabernacle
- Census By Moses
- Firstborn Redemption of Firstborn
- Levites Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
- Substitution The Levites for the firstborn of the Israelites
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And thou shalt take וְלָקַחְתָּ wĕlāqaḥtā לָקַח Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- the Levites אֶת ʾet Object marker הַלְוִיִּם halwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with the
- for me (I am the LORD לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- instead of all the firstborn תַּחַת taḥat Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct בְּכֹר bĕkōr בְּכוֹר Noun · masculine singular
- among the children בִּבְנֵי bibnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- and the cattle וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and בֶּהֱמַת behĕmat בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of the Levites הַלְוִיִּם halwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with the
- instead of all the firstlings תַּחַת taḥat Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct בְּכוֹר bĕkôr בְּכוֹר Noun · masculine singular
- among the cattle בְּבֶהֱמַת bĕbehĕmat בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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