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# instead

«instead» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **in place of something else: We had no milk, so we drank…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (instead; instead of)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Instead means in place of something else: We had no milk, so we drank water instead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#m1)

2) «Instead of» comes before the thing that is replaced: tea instead of coffee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means in place of. The Levites are taken in place of the firstborn. Interpretation: The Levites serve in place of the firstborn of Israel, who were spared in Egypt. Tradition sees this as a sign that the firstborn belong to God. In the primary lessons: a different first step in an imagined scene («What if at the start I had put two pears instead?»); the problem must be worked out again with the new number; in everyday life choosing one thing in place of another; in stories a plan changes

### examples

- And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. (Torah NUM.8.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x1)
- Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. (Torah GEN.44.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x2)
- And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.' (Torah GEN.4.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x3)
- Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.' (Prophets MIC.2.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x4)
- And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. (Prophets 2SA.17.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x5)
- Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x6)
- What if at the start I had put two pears instead of what I put? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x7)
- Ali bought 5 pens instead of 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x8)
- Instead of 4 boxes, there are 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x9)
- It was raining, so we played inside instead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x10)
- Can I have juice instead of milk? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x11)
- Walk instead of running in the corridor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x12)
- Instead of crying, she laughed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x13)
- Use a pencil instead of a pen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x14)
- It made Peter kick instead of stab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/#x15)

### note

Replace one step and work the scene out again. Trap: «5 pens instead of 3» means 5 pens, not 5 + 3. «Instead» usually goes at the end of a sentence; «instead of» before a noun or an -ing verb.

### In the corpora

- [And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.367/)
- [And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.505/)
- [Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.344/)
- [Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.23/)
- [Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.757/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «instead» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/instead/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.