Numbers 3:24

“And the chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.”

Numbers 3:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 3:24, word by word

And the chiefנְשִׂיאnesi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nesi” appears
of the fathers’ houseבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vet” appears
of the fathers’ houseאָבav

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

Where else “av” appears
of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgershuni

Gershonite

Gershonite: a descendant of Gershon, son of Levi.

Where else “gershuni” appears
is Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָףelyasaf

Eliasaph

Eliasaph, the name of two men; among them the chief of the tribe of Gad. The name means "God gathers."

Where else “elyasaf” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Laelלָאֵלlael

Lael

Lael, father of Eliasaph, chief of the Gershonites. The name means "belonging to God."

Where else “lael” appears

The context

23The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the dwelling, on the west side.

24 · This verse (above)

25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting is the dwelling and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

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