Numbers
Numbers 3:20
20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the sons | וּבְנֵ֧י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Merari | מְרָרִ֛י | mə·rā·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4847 Merari |
| by their clans | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4940 clan |
| were Mahli | מַחְלִ֣י | maḥ·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4249 Machli |
| and Mushi | וּמוּשִׁ֑י | ū·mū·šî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4187 Mushi |
| These | אֵ֥לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| were | הֵ֛ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| the clans | מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | miš·pə·ḥōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of the Levites | הַלֵּוִ֖י | hal·lê·wî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| according to their families | אֲבֹתָֽם׃ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.