Numbers 4:45

“These are those counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of YHWH through Moses.”

Numbers 4:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 4:45, word by word

those countedפְקוּדֵיfekude

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “fekude” appears
of the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Merariמְרָרִיmerari

Merari

Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.

Where else “merari” appears
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.

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according to the commandפִּיpi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

Where else “pi” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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throughיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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The context

44those of them counted by their families were three thousand two hundred.

45 · This verse (above)

46All those counted whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel counted, the Levites, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,

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