Numbers 3:32 Go deeper
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And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. (KJV)
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וּנְשִׂיא֙u.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 3:32 word 1
נְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'Ei[the] leaders of
Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 3:32 word 2
הַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.Vithe Levite[s]
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 3
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.Zar[was] Eleazar
Lemma: אֶלְעָזָר (el.a.zar) · Strong's: H0499G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eleazar
Used 63 times. Also: Exodus 6:23, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:12, Leviticus 10:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0499G; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 4
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 3:32 word 5
אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaron
Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Aaron
Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 6
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 7
פְּקֻדַּ֕תpe.ku.Dat[the] oversight of
Lemma: פְּקֻדָּה (pe.qud.dah) · Strong's: H6486
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: punishment
Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:16, Numbers 16:29, 2 Kings 11:18, 1 Chronicles 23:11, 1 Chronicles 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6486; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 8
שֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.Rei[the] keepers of
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to keep: guard
Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 9
מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty of
Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: charge
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 10
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ\׃ha.Ko.deshthe holy place
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Numbers 3:32 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The chief | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the leaders | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| was Eleazar | → | אֶלְעָזָר H0499G Eleazar |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| he oversaw | → | פְּקֻדָּה H6486 punishment |
| those responsible for | → | שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard |
| the duties | → | מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge |
| of the sanctuary | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
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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