The Meaning of Numbers 4:26 Explained

Numbers 4:26

KJV: And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

YLT: and the hangings of the court, and the vail at the opening of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and all that is made for them -- and they have served.

Darby: and the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance, of the gate of the court, which surroundeth the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof, and all the instruments of their service; and all that is to be done for these things shall they perform.

ASV: and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the hangings  of the court,  and the hanging  for the door  of the gate  of the court,  which [is] by the tabernacle  and by the altar  round about,  and their cords,  and all the instruments  of their service,  and all that is made  for them: so shall they serve. 

What does Numbers 4:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 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 4:26 mean?

and the hangings of the court and the screen for the door of the gate of the court which [are] around the tabernacle and altar around their cords and all the furnishings for their service and that is made for these things so shall they serve
וְאֵת֩ קַלְעֵ֨י הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר וְאֶת־ מָסַ֣ךְ ׀ פֶּ֣תַח ׀ שַׁ֣עַר הֶחָצֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ן וְעַל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ סָבִ֔יב מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶֽת־ כָּל־ כְּלֵ֖י עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר יֵעָשֶׂ֛ה לָהֶ֖ם וְעָבָֽדוּ

קַלְעֵ֨י  the  hangings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶלַע 
Sense: sling, slingstones.
הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
מָסַ֣ךְ ׀  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.
שַׁ֣עַר  of  the  gate 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הֶחָצֵ֗ר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  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.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֤ן  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
סָבִ֔יב  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔ם  their  cords 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֵיתָר  
Sense: cord, string.
כְּלֵ֖י  the  furnishings  for 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם  their  service 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
אֲשֶׁ֧ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יֵעָשֶׂ֛ה  is  made 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָהֶ֖ם  for  these  things 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
וְעָבָֽדוּ  so  shall  they  serve 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.

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