Numbers
Numbers 1:2
2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take a census | שְׂא֗וּ | śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| of the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| congregation | עֲדַ֣ת | ‘ă·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5712 congregation |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| by their clans | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4940 clan |
| and families | אֲבֹתָ֑ם | ’ă·ḇō·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| listing | בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר | bə·mis·par | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| man | זָכָ֖ר | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
| by name | שֵׁמ֔וֹת | šê·mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H8034 name |
| one by one | לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ | lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1538 skull, head, poll |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 30:12 · Exodus 38:26 · Numbers 1:18 · Numbers 1:22 · Numbers 26:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.