Numbers 10:17 Go deeper
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And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. (KJV)
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וְהוּרַ֖דve.hu.Radand it was taken down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHq3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 1
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 2
וְנָסְע֤וּve.na.se.'Uand they set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 3
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants 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 Numbers 10:17 word 4
גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.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 6:16, Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 5
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] descendants 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 Numbers 10:17 word 6
מְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiMerari
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 Numbers 10:17 word 7
נֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers of
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 8
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן\׃\ \סha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Numbers 10:17 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the tabernacle | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
| was taken down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| and the Gershonites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon |
| and the Merarites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | מְרָרִי H4847 Merari |
| set out | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| transporting | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| [it] | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
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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