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Numbers 3:12

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ εἴληφα τοὺς Λευίτας ἐκ μέσου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἀντὶ παντὸς πρωτοτόκου διανοίγοντος μήτραν παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ· λύτρα αὐτῶν ἔσονται, καὶ ἔσονται ἐμοὶ οἱ Λευῖται.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἰδοὺ
    behold
  3. ἐγὼ
    i
  4. εἴληφα
    i have taken
  5. τοὺς
    the
  6. Λευίτας
    Levites
  7. ἐκ
    from
    out of
  8. μέσου
    midst
    middle
  9. τῶν
    of the
  10. υἱῶν
    sons
  11. Ἰσραὴλ
    Israel
  12. ἀντὶ
    instead of
    in place of
  13. παντὸς
    all
    of all, every
  14. πρωτοτόκου
    firstborn
  15. διανοίγοντος
    opening
    that opens
  16. μήτραν
    womb
  17. παρὰ
    from
    beside, among
  18. τῶν
    of the
  19. υἱῶν
    sons
  20. Ἰσραήλ
    Israel
  21.  
    ·
     
  22. λύτρα
    ransom
  23. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  24. ἔσονται
    will be
    they will be
  25.  
    ,
     
  26. καὶ
    and
  27. ἔσονται
    will be
    they will be
  28. ἐμοὶ
    to me
    me
  29. οἱ
    the
  30. Λευῖται
    Levites
  31.  
    .
     

And behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb from among the sons of Israel; they will be their ransom, and the Levites will be mine.