KJV: And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
YLT: And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Darby: And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
ASV: And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ | And were |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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אֵ֥לֶּה | these |
Parse: Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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בְנֵֽי־ | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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לֵוִ֖י | of Levi |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. |
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: בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם | by their names |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: שֵׁם Sense: name. |
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גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן | Gershon |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גֵּרְשֹׁון Sense: firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt. |
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וּקְהָ֖ת | and Kohath |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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 |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרָרִי Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family. |