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This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. (KJV)

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זֹ֣אתzotthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Numbers 4:28 word 1

עֲבֹדַ֗ת'a.vo.Dat[is] [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 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656H; TAHOT Numbers 4:28 word 2

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmish.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 4:28 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 4:28 word 4

הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.Nithe Gershonite[s]

Lemma: גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי (ge.re.shun.ni) · Strong's: H1649

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Gershonite

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 3:21, Numbers 3:23, Numbers 3:24, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 26:57 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1649; TAHOT Numbers 4:28 word 5

בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helin [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 4:28 word 6

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 4:28 word 7

וּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔םu.Mish.mar.Tamand duty their

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 4:28 word 8

בְּיַד֙be.Yad[is] in [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Numbers 4:28 word 9

אִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarIthamar

Lemma: אִיתָמָר (i.ta.mar) · Strong's: H0385

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ithamar

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 6:23, Exodus 28:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:12, Leviticus 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0385; TAHOT Numbers 4:28 word 10

בֶּֽן\־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 4:28 word 11

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'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 4:28 word 12

הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃\ \פha.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 4:28 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

This→זֹאת H2063 this
is the service→עֲבֹדָה H5656H service: ministry
of the Gershonite→בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .→גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי H1649 Gershonite
clans→מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
at the Tent→אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
of Meeting→מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting
and their duties→מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
shall be under the direction→יָד H3027H hand: power
of Ithamar→אִיתָמָר H0385 Ithamar
son→בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
of Aaron→אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
the priest→כֹּהֵן H3548 priest

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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