Numbers 4:39

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.4.39", "source": "מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃", "text": "From *ben* thirty *šānāh* *wā*-*maʿlāh* *wə*-unto *ben*-fifty *šānāh*, all *habbā* to *ṣāḇā*, to *ʿăḇōḏāh* in *ʾōhel* *môʿēḏ*.", "grammar": { "מִבֶּ֨ן": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from son of/from age of", "שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים": "cardinal number - thirty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*wā*-*maʿlāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and upward", "*wə*-עַ֖ד": "conjunction + preposition - and until", "*ben*-חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים": "noun, masculine singular construct + cardinal number - son of/age of fifty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "כָּל־*habbā*": "construct + definite article + participle, qal active masculine singular - all the one(s) entering", "לַצָּבָ֔א": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the army/service/host", "לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for service/work", "בְּאֹ֥הֶל": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in tent of", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - meeting/appointed time" }, "variants": { "*ben*": "son/age", "*wā*-*maʿlāh*": "and upward/above", "*habbā*": "the one entering/coming/joining", "*ṣāḇā*": "army/service/host/warfare", "*ʿăḇōḏāh*": "service/work/labor/ministry", "*ʾōhel môʿēḏ*": "tent of meeting/tabernacle" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Transliteration

From ben thirty šānāh wā-maʿlāh wə-unto ben-fifty šānāh, all habbā to ṣāḇā, to ʿăḇōḏāh in ʾōhel môʿēḏ.

Grammar Details

• מִבֶּ֨ן: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from son of/from age of
• שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים: cardinal number - thirty
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *wā*-*maʿlāh*: conjunction + adverb - and upward
• *wə*-עַ֖ד: conjunction + preposition - and until
• *ben*-חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים: noun, masculine singular construct + cardinal number - son of/age of fifty
• כָּל־*habbā*: construct + definite article + participle, qal active masculine singular - all the one(s) entering
• לַצָּבָ֔א: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the army/service/host
• לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה: preposition + noun, feminine singular - for service/work
• בְּאֹ֥הֶל: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in tent of
• *môʿēḏ*: noun, masculine singular - meeting/appointed time

Word Meanings

• *ben*: son/age
• *wā*-*maʿlāh*: and upward/above
• *habbā*: the one entering/coming/joining
• *ṣāḇā*: army/service/host/warfare
• *ʿăḇōḏāh*: service/work/labor/ministry
• *ʾōhel môʿēḏ*: tent of meeting/tabernacle

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible to serve in the work of the tent of meeting were counted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that enters into service, for work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  from.xxx. yere vp vnto fyftye all that were able to goo forth in the hoste for to doo servyce in the tabernacle of witnesse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  from thirtie yeare and aboue vntyll fyftie, all that were mete for the warre, to haue office in ye Tabernacle of witnesse,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  From thirtie yere olde and vpwarde, euen vnto fiftie yere olde: all that enter into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Cogregation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  From thirtie yeres olde, & aboue, vnto fiftie yeres, all that enter into the assemblie for to do seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting,

• World English Bible (2000)

  from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered the company for the work in the tent of meeting–