1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 23:3
3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000 .
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| thirty | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| years of age | מִבֶּ֛ן | mib·ben | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| or older | וָמָ֑עְלָה | wā·mā·‘ə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| were counted | וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙ | way·yis·sā·p̄ə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| and the total number | מִסְפָּרָ֤ם | mis·pā·rām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4557 number, tale |
| of men | לִגְבָרִ֔ים | liḡ·ḇā·rîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H1397 man |
| was | וַיְהִ֨י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 38,000 | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
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