KJV: But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
YLT: and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary is on them: on the shoulder they bear.
Darby: But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, for the service of the sanctuary was upon them: they bore what they carried upon the shoulder.
ASV: But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.
| וְלִבְנֵ֥י | But to the sons |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| קְהָ֖ת | of Kohath |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: קְהָת Sense: the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi. |
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| לֹ֣א | none |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| נָתָ֑ן | he gave |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| כִּֽי־ | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| עֲבֹדַ֤ת | [was] the service |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עֲבֹדָה Sense: labour, service. |
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| הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ | of the holy things |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: קֹדֶשׁ Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness. |
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| עֲלֵהֶ֔ם | theirs |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural 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. |
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| בַּכָּתֵ֖ף | on their shoulders |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: כָּתֵף Sense: shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope. |
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| יִשָּֽׂאוּ | [which] they carried |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take. |
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