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Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; (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 4:2, Numbers 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375V; TAHOT Numbers 4:22 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 4:22 word 2
רֹ֛אשׁrosh[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 4:2, Numbers 26:2, Numbers 31:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218L; TAHOT Numbers 4:22 word 3
בְּנֵ֥יbe.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 4:22 word 4
גֵרְשׁ֖וֹןge.re.ShonGershon
Lemma: גֵּרְשׁוֹן (ge.re.shon) · Strong's: H1648
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gershon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1648; TAHOT Numbers 4:22 word 5
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Numbers 4:22 word 6
הֵ֑םHemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Numbers 4:22 word 7
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 4:22 word 8
אֲבֹתָ֖ם'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 4:22 word 9
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם\׃le.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 4:22 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Take a census | → | נָשָׂא H5375V to lift: count |
| of the Gershonites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon |
| as well | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| . . . | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| by their families | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| and clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
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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