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Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, (KJV)
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נָשֹׂ֗אna.So'lift up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375V
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to lift: count
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Numbers 1:2, Numbers 1:49, Numbers 3:40, Numbers 4:22, Numbers 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375V; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 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 4:2 word 2
רֹאשׁ֙roSh[the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: count
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Numbers 1:2, Numbers 1:49, Numbers 4:22, Numbers 26:2, Numbers 31:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218L; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 word 3
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 word 4
קְהָ֔תke.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 4:2 word 5
מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom among
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 word 6
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 word 7
לֵוִ֑יle.ViLevi
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Levi
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Numbers 4:2 word 8
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans their
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 4:2 word 9
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [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 4:2 word 10
אֲבֹתָֽם\׃'a.vo.Tamancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
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 4:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Take | → | נָשָׂא H5375V to lift: count |
| a census | → | רֹאשׁ H7218L head: count |
| of the Kohathites | → | קְהָת H6955 Kohath |
| among | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| by their clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| and families | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
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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