KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Numbers 3:11–12
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Numbers 3:11
11And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
Numbers 3:12
12And 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;
12And I, behold, I haue taken the Leuites from among the children of Israel, in stead of all the first borne that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel: therefore the Leuites shall be mine,
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DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 3:11
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Numbers 3:12
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
In the place or room of another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Opens: uncovers, reveals, or explains.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The womb.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
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Open the full verse study6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Open the full verse study41And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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Open the full verse study16For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
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Open the full verse study2Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
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Open the full verse study45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
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Open the full verse study18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
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