The Meaning of Numbers 3:21 Explained

Numbers 3:21

KJV: Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

YLT: Of Gershon is the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these are the families of the Gershonite.

Darby: Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

ASV: Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 3:21?

MEANING: What does Numbers 3:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 3:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 3:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of Gershon  [was] the family  of the Libnites,  and the family  of the Shimites:  these [are] the families  of the Gershonites. 

What does Numbers 3:21 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 3:21 mean?

From Gershon [came] the family of the Libnite and the family of the Shimite these were the families of the Gershonite
לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַלִּבְנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֔ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי

לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹן  From  Gershon 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּרְשֹׁון  
Sense: firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt.
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙  [came]  the  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַלִּבְנִ֔י  of  the  Libnite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לִבְנִי  
Sense: the descendants of Libni.
וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת  and  the  family  of 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י  the  Shimite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעִי  
Sense: descendants of Shimei or Shimi.
אֵ֣לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת  the  families 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי  of  the  Gershonite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי  
Sense: a descendant of Gershon, firstborn son of Levi.

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