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The sonsבְּנֵיof Merari,מְרָרִיby their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםby their fathers’ houses,לְבֵית אֲבֹתָםyou shall countתִּפְקֹדthem;אֹתָם
Numbers 4:29
Study it in the app“The sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, you shall count them;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 4:29, word by word
- 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- 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- you shall countתִּפְקֹדtifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “tifkod” appears
The context
28This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
29 · This verse (above)
30from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall count them, everyone who enters the ranks to do the service of the tent of meeting.