Numbers 3:45:5Num.3.45.W5TAB
בִּבְנֵ֣י
bivnei
“among the sons of”
- Transliteration
- biv-NEI
- Extended
- bihv-NEI
- IPA
- /bivˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
biv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
biv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
KAKH ET-hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat KOL-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat be-hem-TAM
- sentence
KAKH ET-hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat KOL-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET-be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat be-hem-TAM ve-ha-YU-LI hal-le-vi-YIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The preposition taḥat {תַּ֤חַת | taḥat} “in place of” governs two parallel constructs: kol bĕkôr bivnê yiśrāʾēl {כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל} “all the firstborn among the sons of Israel” and bĕḥəmāt ha-leviyim taḥat bĕḥəmātām {בֶּהֱמַת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם} “the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock,” reinforcing the substitution theme.
In context — Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and take the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:45:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 3:45, so the Hebrew word בִּבְנֵ֣י (bivnei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.3.45.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.45.W5.S1) and character.