Numbers 4:29 Go deeper
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As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; (KJV)
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בְּנֵ֖יbe.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 4:29 word 1
מְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiMerari
Lemma: מְרָרִי (me.ra.ri) · Strong's: H4847
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Merari
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4847; TAHOT Numbers 4:29 word 2
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥םle.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 4:29 word 3
לְבֵית\־le.veit-to [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 4:29 word 4
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 4:29 word 5
תִּפְקֹ֥דtif.Kodyou will enroll
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to reckon: list
Used 127 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485A; TAHOT Numbers 4:29 word 6
אֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 4:29 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As for the sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Merari | → | מְרָרִי H4847 Merari |
| you are to number | → | פָּקַד H6485A to reckon: list |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| 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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