The Meaning of Numbers 4:38 Explained

Numbers 4:38

KJV: And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

YLT: And those numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

Darby: And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

ASV: And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers houses,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 4:38?

MEANING: What does Numbers 4:38 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 4:38 mean?

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What is the context of Numbers 4:38?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

What does Numbers 4:38 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Num 4

¹ The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
⁴ The duty of the Kohathites
¹⁶ The charge of Eleazar
¹⁷ The office of the priests
²¹ The duty of the Gershonites
²⁹ Of the Merarites
³⁴ The number of the Kohathites
³⁸ Of the Gershonites
⁴² And of the Merarites

What do the individual words in Numbers 4:38 mean?

And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon by their families and by house their fathers'

וּפְקוּדֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖ם וּלְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם

וּפְקוּדֵ֖י	And those who were numbered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
בְּנֵ֣י	of the sons of
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן	Gershon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גֵּרְשֹׁון Sense: firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt.
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖ם	by their families
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה Sense: clan, family.
וּלְבֵ֥ית	and by house
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אֲבֹתָֽם	their fathers'
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.

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