Numbers 3:15 Go deeper
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Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. (KJV)
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פְּקֹד֙pe.Kodenroll
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to reckon: list
Used 127 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485A; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 2
בְּנֵ֣יbe.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 3:15 word 3
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 Numbers 3:15 word 4
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 5
אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.Tamancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 6
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 7
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 8
זָכָ֛רza.Kharmale
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 9
מִבֶּן\־mi.ben-from 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 Numbers 3:15 word 10
חֹ֥דֶשׁCho.desha month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 11
וָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.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 Numbers 3:15 word 12
תִּפְקְדֵֽם\׃tif.ke.Demyou will enroll them
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to reckon: list
Used 127 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485A; TAHOT Numbers 3:15 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Number | → | פָּקַד H6485A to reckon: list |
| the Levites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| by their families | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| and clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| You are to count | → | פָּקַד H6485A to reckon: list |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| male | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| a month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| old | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| or more | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
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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