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“Take a censusנָשֹׂא אֶת רֹאשׁof the sonsבְּנֵיof Kohathקְהָתfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיby their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםby their fathers’ houses,לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם
Numbers 4:2
Study it in the app““Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,”
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Numbers 4:2, word by word
- “Take a censusנָשֹׂאnaso
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “naso” appears- “Take a censusרֹאשׁrosh
total
The total: "take the head" is to count.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Kohathקְהָתkehat
Kohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- by their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- by their fathers’ housesאֲבֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears
The context
1And YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who enters the ranks to do work in the tent of meeting.