Numbers

Numbers 4:2–3

²“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, ³men from thirty to fifty years old— everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

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Numbers 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take	נָשֹׂ֗א	nā·śō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5375 lift, take, carry
a census	רֹאשׁ֙	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of the Kohathites	קְהָ֔ת	qə·hāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6955 Kehath
among	מִתּ֖וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the Levites	לֵוִ֑י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
by their clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם	lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4940 clan
and families	אֲבֹתָֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father

Numbers 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
men from thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
to	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
everyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who is qualified	בָּא֙	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to serve	לַצָּבָ֔א	laṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
in the work	מְלָאכָ֖ה	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
at the Tent	בְּאֹ֥הֶל	bə·’ō·hel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵֽד׃	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting

Cross-references

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Numbers 4:3 Numbers 4:23 · Luke 3:23 · Ephesians 6:10–18 · 2 Kings 11:4–12 · 1 Chronicles 23:3–5 · 1 Chronicles 23:24–32 · Numbers 8:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.