And the appointedוּפְקֻדַּתchargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Merariמְרָרִיis the framesקַרְשֵׁיof the dwelling,הַמִּשְׁכָּןand its bars,וּבְרִיחָיוand its pillars,וְעַמֻּדָיוand its bases,וַאֲדָנָיוand allוְכָלits utensils,כֵּלָיוand allוְכֹלits service,עֲבֹדָתוֹ
Numbers 3:36
Study it in the app“And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari is the frames of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its utensils, and all its service,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:36, word by word
- And the appointedפְקֻדַּתfekudat
oversight
A charge, responsibility for something.
Where else “fekudat” appears- chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears- is the framesקַרְשֵׁיkarshe
board, frame
Board, plank; it may also be a wooden frame. Once it is the deck of a ship (Ezekiel 27:6).
Where else “karshe” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- and its barsבְרִיחָיverichay
crossbar
A long beam that holds boards together.
Where else “verichay” appears- and its pillarsעַמֻּדָיamuday
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amuday” appears- and its basesאֲדָנָיadanay
base
Base, pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).
Where else “adanay” appears- its utensilsכֵּלָיkelay
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelay” appears- its serviceעֲבֹדָתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears
The context
35And the chief of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail. They shall camp on the side of the dwelling, on the north.
36 · This verse (above)
37and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.