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Numbers 3:13
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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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Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
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Verse Text
Because all the firstbornH1060 are mine; for on the dayH3117 that I smoteH5221 all the firstbornH1060 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 I hallowedH6942 unto me all the firstbornH1060 in IsraelH3478, both manH120 and beastH929: mine shall they be: I am the LORDH3068.
כִּי לִי כָּל־בְּכֹור בְּיֹום הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכֹור בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִי כָל־בְּכֹור בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה לִי יִהְיוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ ס
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
לִ/י֮ |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | (belongs) to (the)/ me | |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | every |
בְּכוֹר֒ |
be.khOr | H1060 | HNcmsa | firstborn |
בְּ/יוֹם֩ |
be./yOm | H3117 | HR/Ncmsc | on/ (the) day |
הַכֹּתִ֨/י |
ha.ko.T/i | H5221 | HVhc/Sp1cs | struck/ I |
כָל |
khol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | every |
בְּכ֜וֹר |
be.Khor | H1060 | HNcmsa | firstborn |
בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ |
be./'E.retz | H776 | HR/Ncbsc | in/ (the) land of |
מִצְרַ֗יִם |
mitz.Ra.yim | H4714 | HNp | Egypt |
הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי |
hik.Dash.ti | H6942 | HVhp1cs | I set apart |
לִ֤/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | for (the)/ myself | |
כָל |
khol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | every |
בְּכוֹר֙ |
be.khOr | H1060 | HNcmsa | firstborn |
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל |
be./Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HR/Np | in/ Israel |
מֵ/אָדָ֖ם |
me./'a.Dam | H120 | HR/Ncmsa | from/ humankind |
עַד |
'ad- | H5704 | HR | unto |
בְּהֵמָ֑ה |
be.he.Mah | H929 | HNcfsa | livestock |
לִ֥/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | to (the)/ me | |
יִהְי֖וּ |
yih.Yu | H1961 | HVqi3mp | they will belong |
אֲנִ֥י |
'a.Ni | H589 | HPp1cs | I |
יְהוָֽה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | (am) Yahweh |
- H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
- H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
- H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
- H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
- H6942 — קָדַשׁ (qâdash, kaw-dash'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally); appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; contracted from אָנֹכִי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Because — Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:12, Exodus 22:29, Exodus 34:19, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 8:16-17, Numbers 18:15, Ezekiel 44:30, Luke 2:23, Hebrews 12:23
- on the day — Exodus 12:29-30, Exodus 13:15
Reciprocal references (1): Deuteronomy 15:19
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: STEWARDSHIP-OWNERSHIP
- Torrey’s: DESERT, JOURNEY OF ISRAEL THROUGH THE, FIRST BORN, THE, LEVITES, THE
- Nave’s: FIRSTBORN, LEVITES, MINISTER, Christian
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