Numbers 3:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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;”
הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
בֵּן
the people of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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תַּחַת
in place of
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תַּחַת
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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פֶּטֶר
the firstborn of
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פֶּטֶר
a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
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לָקַח
I have taken
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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בְּכוֹר
firstborn
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בְּכוֹר
firstborn; hence, chief
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רֶחֶם
a womb
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רֶחֶם
the womb
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