Numbers
Numbers 4:27
27All the service of the Gershonites — all their transport duties and other work — is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the service | עֲבֹדַת֙ | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5656 labour, service |
| of the Gershonites | וּבָנָ֜יו | ū·ḇā·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their transport duties | מַשָּׂאָ֔ם | maś·śā·’ām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| and | וּלְכֹ֖ל | ū·lə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| other work | עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5656 labour, service |
| is to be done at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the direction | פִּי֩ | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֨ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and his sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| you are to assign | וּפְקַדְתֶּ֤ם | ū·p̄ə·qaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| to them | עֲלֵהֶם֙ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that they are responsible | בְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת | bə·miš·me·reṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H4931 guard, watch |
| to carry | מַשָּׂאָֽם׃ | maś·śā·’ām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.