Numbers 3:17 Go deeper

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. (KJV)

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וַיִּֽהְיוּ\־vai.yih.yu-and they were

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 Numbers 3:17 word 1

אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehthese

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 Numbers 3:17 word 2

בְנֵֽי\־ve.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 Numbers 3:17 word 3

לֵוִ֖יle.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 3:17 word 4

בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑םbish.mo.Tamby names their

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 Numbers 3:17 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 6:16, Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21, Numbers 3:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Numbers 3:17 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 6:16, Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 3:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6955; TAHOT Numbers 3:17 word 7

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 3:20, Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4847; TAHOT Numbers 3:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

These	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Levi	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
by name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Gershon	→	גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon
Kohath	→	קְהָת H6955 Kohath
and Merari	→	מְרָרִי H4847 Merari

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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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