41. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 3:41:1 ⧉וְלָקַחְתָּ֨velakakhtaAnd you shall take Numbers 3:41:2 ⧉אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֥םethalleviyimthe Levites Numbers 3:41:3 ⧉לִי֙lifor Me Numbers 3:41:4 ⧉אֲנִ֣יaniI Numbers 3:41:5 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD Numbers 3:41:6 ⧉תַּ֥חַתtakhatinstead of Numbers 3:41:7 ⧉כָּל־בְּכֹ֖רkolbekhorevery firstborn Numbers 3:41:8 ⧉בִּבְנֵ֣יbivneiamong the sons of Numbers 3:41:9 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael Numbers 3:41:10 ⧉וְאֵת֙veetand Numbers 3:41:11 ⧉בֶּהֱמַ֣תbehematthe cattle Numbers 3:41:12 ⧉הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalleviyimof the Levites Numbers 3:41:13 ⧉תַּ֣חַתtakhatinstead of Numbers 3:41:14 ⧉כָּל־בְּכ֔וֹרkolbekhorevery firstborn Numbers 3:41:15 ⧉בְּבֶהֱמַ֖תbevehematamong the cattle of Numbers 3:41:16 ⧉בְּנֵ֥יbeneithe sons of Numbers 3:41:17 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
41. Formal Translation You shall take the Levites for Me, I the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Substitute}, instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the sons of Israel. |
41. Dynamic Translation Take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD {Yahweh, Redeemer}—as the replacement for Israel’s firstborn, and take the Levites’ livestock in place of every firstborn animal among the Israelites. |