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And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. (KJV)

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וְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.Ruand they will keep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

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 3:7 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 2

מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.Toduty his

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 3:7 word 3

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 4

מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.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 3:7 word 5

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 6

הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregation

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

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

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 7

לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 8

אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

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

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 9

מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'Edmeeting

Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150I

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

Meaning: meeting

Used 152 times. Also: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4150I; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 10

לַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.Vodby serving

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to serve: minister

Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 11

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 12

עֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.Dat[the] service of

Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656H

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

Meaning: service: ministry

Used 87 times. Also: Exodus 27:19, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 36:3, Exodus 36:5, Exodus 39:40, Numbers 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656H; TAHOT Numbers 3:7 word 13

הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן\׃ha.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 3:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

They are to perform	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
duties for him	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
and for the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
congregation	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the Tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
of Meeting	→	מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting
attending	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister
to the service	→	עֲבֹדָה H5656H service: ministry
of the tabernacle	→	מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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