- *Qaḥ*
- qal imperative masculine singular - take
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ləwiyyim*
- proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - Levites
- *taḥat*
- preposition - instead of, in place of
- *bəkôr*
- masculine singular noun - firstborn
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *behemat*
- feminine singular construct - cattle/livestock of
- *behemtām*
- feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their livestock
- *hāyû*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall be
- *ʾănî*
- 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the divine name