The Meaning of Numbers 3:19 Explained

Numbers 3:19

KJV: And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

YLT: And the sons of Kohath, by their families, are Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Darby: And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

ASV: And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons  of Kohath  by their families;  Amram,  and Izehar,  Hebron,  and Uzziel. 

What does Numbers 3:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 3

1  The sons of Aaron
5  The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14  Are numbered by their families
21  The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27  Of the Kohathites
33  Of the Merarites
38  The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40  The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44  The balances are refunded

What do the individual words in Numbers 3:19 mean?

And the sons of Kohath by their families Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel
וּבְנֵ֥י קְהָ֖ת : לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר חֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל

וּבְנֵ֥י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְהָ֖ת  of  Kohath 
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.
: לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם  by  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
עַמְרָ֣ם  Amram 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמְרָם  
Sense: a descendant of Kohath and Levi and father of Moses.
וְיִצְהָ֔ר  and  Izhar 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְהָר  
Sense: son of Kohath, grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron, and father of Korah; progenitor of the Izharites.
חֶבְר֖וֹן  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל  and  Uzziel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֻזִּיאֵל  
Sense: the 4th son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron.