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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
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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