Numbers

Numbers 7:8

⁸and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	וְאֵ֣ת׀	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
he gave	נָתַ֖ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the Merarites	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
four	אַרְבַּ֣ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
carts	הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת	hā·‘ă·ḡā·lōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5699 cart
and eight	שְׁמֹנַ֣ת	šə·mō·naṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8083 eight
oxen	הַבָּקָ֔ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
as their service	עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם	‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5656 labour, service
required	כְּפִי֙	kə·p̄î	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
all under the direction	בְּיַד֙	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Ithamar	אִֽיתָמָ֔ר	’î·ṯā·mār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H385 Ithamar
son	בֶּֽן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
the priest	הַכֹּהֵֽן׃	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.