Numbers 3:18 Go deeper
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And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'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 Numbers 3:18 word 1
שְׁמ֥וֹתshe.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 Numbers 3:18 word 2
בְּֽנֵי\־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 Numbers 3:18 word 3
גֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.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 3:21, Numbers 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Numbers 3:18 word 4
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 3:18 word 5
לִבְנִ֖יliv.NiLibni
Lemma: לִבְנִי (liv.ni) · Strong's: H3845G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Libni
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3845G; TAHOT Numbers 3:18 word 6
וְשִׁמְעִֽי\׃ve.shim.'Iand Shimei
Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8096G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shimei
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 23:7, 1 Chronicles 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8096G; TAHOT Numbers 3:18 word 7
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 Gershon | → | גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon |
| by their clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| Libni | → | לִבְנִי H3845G Libni |
| and Shimei | → | שִׁמְעִי H8096G Shimei |
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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