Numbers 3:29 Go deeper

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. (KJV)

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מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.Chot[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 3:29 word 1

בְּנֵי\־be.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 3:29 word 2

קְהָ֖תke.HatKohath

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 3:17, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6955; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 3

יַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.Nuthey will encamp

Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to camp

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 4

עַ֛ל'alat

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 5

יֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekh[the] side of

Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409

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

Meaning: thigh

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 6

הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle

Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908

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

Meaning: tabernacle

Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 7

תֵּימָֽנָה\׃tei.Ma.nahsouth -ward

Lemma: תֵּימָן (te.man) · Strong's: H8486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: south

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9, Numbers 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8486; TAHOT Numbers 3:29 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The clans	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
of the Kohathites	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
. . .	→	קְהָת H6955 Kohath
were to camp	→	חָנָה H2583 to camp
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the south	→	תֵּימָן H8486 south
side	→	יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh
of the tabernacle	→	מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle

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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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