Numbers 3:30

“And the chief of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites is Elizaphan son of Uzziel.”

Numbers 3:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 3:30, 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 familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati

Kohathite

Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.

Where else “kehati” appears
is Elizaphanאֶלִיצָפָןelitsafan

Elzaphan

Elzaphan: a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses.

Where else “elitsafan” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

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

Where else “ben” appears
of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵלuziel

Uzziel

Uzziel: the name of several Israelites, among them a grandson of Levi.

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The context

29The families of the sons of Kohath shall camp on the side of the dwelling, on the south.

30 · This verse (above)

31And their charge is the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the utensils of the Holy Place with which they minister, and the screen, and all its service.

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