Numbers 26:57

“And these are those counted of the Levites by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.”

Numbers 26:57 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 26:57, word by word

those countedפְקוּדֵיfekude

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “fekude” appears
of the Levitesלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “levi” appears
by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchota” appears
of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹןgershon

Gershon

Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.

Where else “gershon” appears
of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgershuni

Gershonite

Gershonite: a descendant of Gershon, son of Levi.

Where else “gershuni” appears
of Kohathקְהָתkehat

Kohath

Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.

Where else “kehat” appears
of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati

Kohathite

Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.

Where else “kehati” appears
of Merariמְרָרִיmerari

Merari

Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.

Where else “merari” appears
of the Meraritesמְּרָרִיmerari

Merarite

Merarite: a descendant of Merari, son of Levi.

Where else “merari” appears

The context

56According to the lot its inheritance shall be divided between the large and the small.”

57 · This verse (above)

58These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath fathered Amram.

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