The Meaning of Numbers 3:26 Explained

Numbers 3:26

KJV: And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

YLT: and the hangings of the court, and the vail at the opening of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and its cords, to all its service.

Darby: And the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance to the court, which surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof for all its service.

ASV: and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the hangings  of the court,  and the curtain  for the door  of the court,  which [is] by the tabernacle,  and by the altar  round about,  and the cords  of it for all the service  thereof. 

What does Numbers 3:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 3

1  The sons of Aaron
5  The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14  Are numbered by their families
21  The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27  Of the Kohathites
33  Of the Merarites
38  The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40  The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44  The balances are refunded

What do the individual words in Numbers 3:26 mean?

and the hangings of the court and the screen for the door which [are] around the tabernacle and the altar around and their cords according to all the work relating to them
וְקַלְעֵ֣י הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר וְאֶת־ מָסַךְ֙ פֶּ֣תַח אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְעַל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִ֑יב וְאֵת֙ מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו לְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ

וְקַלְעֵ֣י  and  the  hangings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶלַע 
Sense: sling, slingstones.
הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
מָסַךְ֙  the  screen  for 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָסָךְ  
Sense: covering, rag, screen.
פֶּ֣תַח  the  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
אֲשֶׁ֧ר  which  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עַל־  around 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
סָבִ֑יב  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו  their  cords 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מֵיתָר  
Sense: cord, string.
לְכֹ֖ל  according  to  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ  the  work  relating  to  them 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.

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