And the chiefוּנְשִׂיאof the fathers’ houseבֵית אָבof the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיis Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָףsonבֶּןof Lael.לָאֵל
Numbers 3:24
Study it in the app“And the chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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,