Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me, Young's Literal Translation ‘And I, lo, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel instead of every first-born opening a womb among the sons of Israel, and the Levites have been Mine; King James Bible And 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; Hebrew “Behold,הִנֵּ֧ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I וַאֲנִ֞י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I have taken לָקַ֣חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3947: To take the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi from among מִתּוֹךְ֙ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the children בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in place of תַּ֧חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every firstborn פֶּ֥טֶר (pe·ṭer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6363: That which separates or first opens Israelite מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son from the womb. רֶ֖חֶם (re·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7358: The womb The Levites הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi belong וְהָ֥יוּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to Me, לִ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew |