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So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןand the chiefsוּנְשִׂיאֵיof the communityהָעֵדָהcountedיִּפְקֹדthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִיby their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםand by their fathers’ houses,וּלְבֵית אֲבֹתָם
Numbers 4:34
Study it in the app“So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the community counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ houses,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 4:34, word by word
- So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and the chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיnesie
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesie” appears- of the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- countedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “yifkod” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati
Kohathite
Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.
Where else “kehati” appears- by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- and by their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- and by their fathers’ housesאֲבֹתָavota
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avota” appears
The context
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, for all their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
34 · This verse (above)
35from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the ranks for the service in the tent of meeting;