KJV: And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
YLT: And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Darby: And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV: And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
| וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥ם | And separated them |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: חָלַק Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign. |
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| דָּוִ֖יד | David |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| מַחְלְק֑וֹת | into divisions |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment. |
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| ס | - |
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Parse: Punctuation |
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| לִבְנֵ֣י | among the sons |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| לֵוִ֔י | of Levi |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵוִי Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites. |
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| לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן | Gershon |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גֵּרְשֹׁם Sense: firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah. |
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| קְהָ֥ת | 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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| וּמְרָרִֽי | and Merari |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרָרִי Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family. |
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