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Numbers 8:16-18

16Forכִּי֩kiH3588the Levitesהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have been wholly givenH5414to Mefrom amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I have takenלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853for Myselfin place ofתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605who come firstפִּטְרַ֨תpit.RatH6363from the wombרֶ֜חֶםRe.chemH7358,the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of allכֹּל֙kolH3605the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Forכִּ֣יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060maleבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is Mine,both manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.I set them apartהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853for Myselfon the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117I struck downהַכֹּתִ֤יha.ko.TiH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

18But I have takenוָאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֖וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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