1 Chronicles 23:3 Go deeper

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Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. (KJV)

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וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.Ruand they were counted

Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to recount

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 1

הַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.Yimthe Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 2

מִבֶּ֛ןmi.Benfrom a son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: aged

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 3

שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.Shimthirty

Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: thirty

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 4

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 5

וָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahand up -wards

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 6

וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 7

מִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.Ramnumber their

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 8

לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙le.gul.ge.lo.Tamto skulls their

Lemma: גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת (gul.go.let) · Strong's: H1538

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: head

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 16:16, Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:2, Numbers 1:18, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1538; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 9

לִגְבָרִ֔יםlig.va.Rimto men

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 10

שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.Shimthirty

Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: thirty

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 11

וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.Nahand eight

Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: eight

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 12

אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefthousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 23:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
thirty	→	שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty
years of age	→	בֵּן H1121L son: aged
. . .	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
or older	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
were counted	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount
and the total number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
of men	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
38,000 {}	→	שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty
. . .	→	שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight
. . .	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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