Numbers 3:24 Go deeper

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. (KJV)

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וּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'and [the] leader of

Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: leader

Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Numbers 3:24 word 1

בֵֽית\־veit-[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 3:24 word 2

אָ֖ב'ava father

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 3:24 word 3

לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.Niof the 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 3:21, Numbers 3:23, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:28, Numbers 26:57 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1649; TAHOT Numbers 3:24 word 4

אֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.Saf[was] Eliasaph

Lemma: אֶלְיָסָף (el.ya.saph) · Strong's: H0460H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Eliasaph

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0460H; TAHOT Numbers 3:24 word 5

בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 3:24 word 6

לָאֵֽל\׃la.'ElLael

Lemma: לָאֵל (la.el) · Strong's: H3815

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Lael

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3815; TAHOT Numbers 3:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

and the leader	→	נָשִׂיא H5387A leader
of the families	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
. . .	→	אָב H0001G father
of the Gershonites	→	גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי H1649 Gershonite
was Eliasaph	→	אֶלְיָסָף H0460H Eliasaph
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Lael	→	לָאֵל H3815 Lael

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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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