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The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. (KJV)
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בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 6:16 word 1
לֵוִ֑יle.ViLevi
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Levi
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 6:16 word 2
גֵּרְשֹׁ֕םge.re.ShomGershom
Lemma: גֵּרְשֹׁם (ge.re.shom) · Strong's: H1647H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gershom
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:20, 1 Chronicles 6:43, 1 Chronicles 6:62, 1 Chronicles 6:71 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1647H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 6:16 word 3
קְהָ֖תke.HatKohath
Lemma: קְהָת (qe.hat) · Strong's: H6955
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kohath
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6955; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 6:16 word 4
וּמְרָרִֽי\׃u.me.ra.Riand Merari
Lemma: מְרָרִי (me.ra.ri) · Strong's: H4847
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Merari
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4847; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 6:16 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The sons of | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Levi | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| Gershom | → | גֵּרְשֹׁם H1647H Gershom |
| Kohath | → | קְהָת H6955 Kohath |
| and Merari | → | מְרָרִי H4847 Merari |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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