Numbers
Numbers 3:25–26
25The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, 26the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords— all the service for these items.
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Numbers 3:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The duties | וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת | ū·miš·me·reṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4931 guard, watch |
| of the Gershonites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| at the Tent | בְּאֹ֣הֶל | bə·’ō·hel | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵ֔ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| the tabernacle | הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן | ham·miš·kān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| and tent | וְהָאֹ֑הֶל | wə·hā·’ō·hel | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| its covering | מִכְסֵ֕הוּ | miḵ·sê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4372 covering |
| the curtain | וּמָסַ֕ךְ | ū·mā·saḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4539 covering, screen |
| for the entrance | פֶּ֖תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to the Tent | אֹ֥הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵֽד׃ | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
Numbers 3:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the curtains | וְקַלְעֵ֣י | wə·qal·‘ê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7050 sling |
| of the courtyard | הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר | he·ḥā·ṣêr | Article; Noun - common singular | H2691 enclosure, court |
| the curtain | מָסַךְ֙ | mā·saḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4539 covering, screen |
| for the entrance | פֶּ֣תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to the courtyard | הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר | he·ḥā·ṣêr | Article; Noun - common singular | H2691 enclosure, court |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| surrounds | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the tabernacle | הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן | ham·miš·kān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| and altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| and the cords | מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו | mê·ṯā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4340 cord, string |
| all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the service | עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5656 labour, service |
Cross-references
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Numbers 3:25 Exodus 25:9
Numbers 3:26 Exodus 35:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.