Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou are to take the Levites for Me— I am the LORD— in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” Young's Literal Translation and thou hast taken the Levites for Me (I [am] Jehovah), instead of every first-born among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of every firstling among the cattle of the sons of Israel.’ King James Bible And 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. Hebrew You are to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֨ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֥ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi for Me— לִי֙ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD— יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in place of תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the firstborn בְּכֹ֖ר (bə·ḵōr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and the livestock בֶּהֱמַ֣ת (be·hĕ·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi in place of תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the firstborn בְּכ֔וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief of the livestock בְּבֶהֱמַ֖ת (bə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal of the Israelites.” בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son |