Numbers 4:29

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.4.29", "source": "בְּנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖ם תִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃", "text": "*Bənê* *Mərārî* for their *mišpəḥōtām* for *bêt*-*ʾăbōtām* *tifqōd* them.", "grammar": { "*Bənê*": "noun, masculine plural, construct state - sons of", "*Mərārî*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Merari", "*mišpəḥōtām*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their families", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - house of", "*ʾăbōtām*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers", "*tifqōd*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall number/register" }, "variants": { "*mišpəḥōtām*": "their families/clans", "*bêt*": "house/household/family", "*ʾăbōtām*": "their fathers/ancestors", "*tifqōd*": "number/count/register/enroll/muster" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖ם תִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

Bənê Mərārî for their mišpəḥōtām for bêt-ʾăbōtām tifqōd them.

Grammar Details

• *Bənê*: noun, masculine plural, construct state - sons of
• *Mərārî*: proper noun, masculine singular - Merari
• *mišpəḥōtām*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their families
• *bêt*: noun, masculine singular, construct state - house of
• *ʾăbōtām*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers
• *tifqōd*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall number/register

Word Meanings

• *mišpəḥōtām*: their families/clans
• *bêt*: house/household/family
• *ʾăbōtām*: their fathers/ancestors
• *tifqōd*: number/count/register/enroll/muster

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Count the sons of Merari by their clans and by their ancestral houses.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt mber them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by the house of their fathers;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt numbre the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes and in the houses of their fathers

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The children of Merari after their kynred and fathers house, shalt thou appoynte also,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt nomber the sonnes of Merari by their families, and by the houses of their fathers:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt number the sonnes of Merari after their kinredes, and after the houses of their fathers:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

• World English Bible (2000)

  "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Service of the Merarites“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

Referenced Verses

• Num 3:33-35 : 33 { "verseID": "Numbers.3.33", "source": "לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַמַּחְלִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת מְרָרִֽי׃", "text": "To *mərārî*: *mišpaḥaṯ* the *maḥlî* and *mišpaḥaṯ* the *mûšî*; these they [are] *mišpəḥōṯ* *mərārî*.", "grammar": { "*mərārî*": "proper noun with preposition lamed - to Merari", "*mišpaḥaṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - family/clan of", "*maḥlî*": "proper noun with definite article - the Mahlite", "*mûšî*": "proper noun with definite article - the Mushite", "*mišpəḥōṯ*": "feminine plural construct - families/clans of", "*mərārî*": "proper noun - Merari" }, "variants": { "*mišpaḥaṯ*": "family/clan/kinship group", "*mišpəḥōṯ*": "families/clans/kinship groups" } } 34 { "verseID": "Numbers.3.34", "source": "וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *pəqudêhem* in *mispar* all-*zāḵār* from *ben*-*ḥōdeš* and *māʿəlāh*: *šēšeṯ* *ʾălāp̄îm* and *māʾṯāyim*.", "grammar": { "*pəqudêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person plural suffix - their numbered ones/their census", "*mispar*": "masculine singular construct - number/counting of", "*zāḵār*": "masculine singular - male", "*ben*": "construct state - son of/from age of", "*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular - month/new moon", "*māʿəlāh*": "adverb with conjunction waw - and upward/above", "*šēšeṯ*": "construct state - six of", "*ʾălāp̄îm*": "masculine plural - thousands", "*māʾṯāyim*": "dual form - two hundred" }, "variants": { "*pəqudêhem*": "their numbering/their census count/their registered ones", "*mispar*": "number/count/census", "*ḥōdeš*": "month/new moon/lunar cycle" } } 35 { "verseID": "Numbers.3.35", "source": "וּנְשִׂ֤יא בֵֽית־אָב֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מְרָרִ֔י צוּרִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־אֲבִיחָ֑יִל עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ צָפֹֽנָה׃", "text": "And *nəśîʾ* *bêṯ*-*ʾāb* for *mišpəḥōṯ* *mərārî*: *ṣûrîʾēl* *ben*-*ʾăḇîḥāyil*; upon *yereḵ* the *miškān* *yaḥănû* *ṣāp̄ōnāh*.", "grammar": { "*nəśîʾ*": "masculine singular construct - chief/leader of", "*bêṯ*": "construct state - house of", "*ʾāb*": "masculine singular - father/ancestral house", "*mišpəḥōṯ*": "feminine plural construct with preposition lamed - for families/clans of", "*mərārî*": "proper noun - Merari", "*ṣûrîʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - personal name", "*ben*": "construct state - son of", "*ʾăḇîḥāyil*": "proper noun, masculine - personal name", "*yereḵ*": "feminine singular construct - side/flank of", "*miškān*": "masculine singular with definite article - the tabernacle/dwelling place", "*yaḥănû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they shall camp/encamp", "*ṣāp̄ōnāh*": "directional suffix - northward" }, "variants": { "*nəśîʾ*": "chief/leader/prince", "*bêṯ-ʾāb*": "father's house/ancestral house/patriarchal family", "*mišpəḥōṯ*": "families/clans/kinship groups", "*yereḵ*": "side/flank/edge", "*miškān*": "tabernacle/dwelling place/sanctuary", "*ṣāp̄ōnāh*": "northward/toward the north" } }