Numbers
Numbers 3:36–37
36The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment— all the service for these items, 37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
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Numbers 3:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The duties | מִשְׁמֶרֶת֮ | miš·me·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4931 guard, watch |
| assigned | וּפְקֻדַּ֣ת | ū·p̄ə·qud·daṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store |
| to the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Merari | מְרָרִי֒ | mə·rā·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4847 Merari |
| were the tabernacle’s | הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן | ham·miš·kān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| frames | קַרְשֵׁי֙ | qar·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7175 board, boards |
| crossbars | וּבְרִיחָ֖יו | ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1280 bar |
| posts | וְעַמֻּדָ֣יו | wə·‘am·mu·ḏāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5982 pillar, column |
| bases | וַאֲדָנָ֑יו | wa·’ă·ḏā·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H134 base, pedestal |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its equipment | כֵּלָ֔יו | kê·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| all | וְכֹ֖ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the service for these | עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5656 labour, service |
Numbers 3:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as well as the posts | וְעַמֻּדֵ֧י | wə·‘am·mu·ḏê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5982 pillar, column |
| of the surrounding | סָבִ֖יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| courtyard | הֶחָצֵ֛ר | he·ḥā·ṣêr | Article; Noun - common singular | H2691 enclosure, court |
| with their bases | וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑ם | wə·’aḏ·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H134 base, pedestal |
| tent pegs | וִיתֵדֹתָ֖ם | wî·ṯê·ḏō·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3489 peg, pin |
| and ropes | וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃ | ū·mê·ṯə·rê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4340 cord, string |
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Numbers 3:36 Exodus 26:32 · Exodus 26:37 · Exodus 26:15–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.