The Meaning of Numbers 4:29 Explained

Numbers 4:29

KJV: As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

YLT: 'The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;

Darby: The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;

ASV: As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers houses;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As for the sons  of Merari,  thou shalt number  them after their families,  by the house  of their fathers; 

What does Numbers 4:29 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 4:29 mean?

[As for] the sons of Merari by their families and by house their fathers' you shall number them
בְּנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם לְבֵית־ אֲבֹתָ֖ם תִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם

בְּנֵ֖י  [As  for]  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֑י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם  by  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
לְבֵית־  and  by  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבֹתָ֖ם  their  fathers' 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
תִּפְקֹ֥ד  you  shall  number 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.

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