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And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וּפְקוּדֵ֖יu.fe.ku.Deiand [the] enrolled [men] of

Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqsmpc)

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 4:38 word 1

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 4:38 word 2

גֵרְשׁ֑וֹןge.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 4:38 word 3

לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םle.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 4:38 word 4

וּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.Veitand 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 4:38 word 5

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 4:38 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the Gershonites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648 Gershon
were numbered	→	פָּקַד H6485A to reckon: list
by their clans	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
and families	→	אָב H0001G father
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household

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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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