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Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. (KJV)

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לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.Shon[belonged] to Gershon

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 3:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Numbers 3:21 word 1

מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chat[the] clan of

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 3:21 word 2

הַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.Nithe Libnite[s]

Lemma: לִבְנִי (liv.ni) · Strong's: H3846

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Libnite

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 26:58 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3846; TAHOT Numbers 3:21 word 3

וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatand [the] clan of

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 3:21 word 4

הַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'Ithe Shimeite[s]

Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8097

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Shimeite

Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 12:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8097; TAHOT Numbers 3:21 word 5

אֵ֣לֶּה'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 3:21 word 6

הֵ֔םHemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Numbers 3:21 word 7

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.Chot[were] [the] clans of

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 3:21 word 8

הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי\׃ha.ge.re.shu.Nithe Gershonite[s]

Lemma: גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי (ge.re.shun.ni) · Strong's: H1649

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Gershonite

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 3:23, Numbers 3:24, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:28, Numbers 26:57 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1649; TAHOT Numbers 3:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

From Gershon came	→	גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon
the Libnite	→	לִבְנִי H3846 Libnite
clan	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
and the Shimeite	→	שִׁמְעִי H8097 Shimeite
clan	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
. . .	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
were the Gershonite	→	גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי H1649 Gershonite
clans	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family

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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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