Numbers

Numbers 1:20

20From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
From the sonsבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙rə·’ū·ḇênNoun - proper - masculine singularH7205 Reuben
the firstbornבְּכֹ֣רbə·ḵōrNoun - masculine singular constructH1060 first-born
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
according to the recordsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtō·wl·ḏō·ṯāmNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH8435 descent, family, history
of their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םlə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4940 clan
and familiesאֲבֹתָ֑ם’ă·ḇō·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
countingבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbə·mis·parPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4557 number, tale
oneלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םlə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1538 skull, head, poll
by one the namesשֵׁמוֹת֙šê·mō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH8034 name
of everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
maleזָכָ֗רzā·ḵārNoun - masculine singularH2145 male
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
years of ageמִבֶּ֨ןmib·benPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהwā·ma‘·lāhConjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singularH4605 higher part
who could serveיֹצֵ֥אyō·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH3318 go or come out
in the armyצָבָֽא׃ṣā·ḇāNoun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.