And these areוְאֵלֶּהthose countedפְקוּדֵיof the Levitesהַלֵּוִיby their families:לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםof Gershon,לְגֵרְשׁוֹןthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Gershonites;הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיof Kohath,לִקְהָתthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Kohathites;הַקְּהָתִיof Merari,לִמְרָרִיthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Merarites.הַמְּרָרִי
Numbers 26:57
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.