Exodus 6:16 Go deeper
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And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 1
שְׁמ֤וֹתshe.Mot[were] [the] names of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 2
בְּנֵֽי\־be.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 Exodus 6:16 word 3
לֵוִי֙le.ViLevi
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33, Numbers 1:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 4
לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םle.To.le.do.Tamto descendants their
Lemma: תּוֹלֵדוֹת (to.le.dah) · Strong's: H8435
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8435; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 5
גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonGershon
Lemma: גֵּרְשׁוֹן (ge.re.shon) · Strong's: H1648
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gershon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21, Numbers 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 6
וּקְהָ֖תu.ke.Hatand Kohath
Lemma: קְהָת (qe.hat) · Strong's: H6955
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kohath
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 3:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6955; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 7
וּמְרָרִ֑יu.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 6:19, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4847; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 8
וּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.Neiand [the] years of
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Exodus 6:16 word 9
חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life of
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 10
לֵוִ֔יle.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 Exodus 6:16 word 11
שֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'[were] seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 12
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)
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 Exodus 6:16 word 13
וּמְאַ֖תu.me.'Atand one hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Exodus 6:16 word 14
שָׁנָֽה\׃sha.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 Exodus 6:16 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| were the names | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Levi | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| according to their records | → | תּוֹלֵדוֹת H8435 generation |
| Gershon | → | גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon |
| Kohath | → | קְהָת H6955 Kohath |
| and Merari | → | מְרָרִי H4847 Merari |
| Levi | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| lived | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
| 137 | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| . . . | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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