King James Version

Numbers 4:34

And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

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וַיִּפְקֹ֨דvayifqodand chargeפָּקַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and charge”, the next action in the storyH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…מֹשֶׁ֧הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.וְאַהֲרֹ֛ןveaharonand Aaronאַהֲרוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.וּנְשִׂיאֵ֥יunesieand captainנָשִׂיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.הָעֵדָ֖הhaedahthe assemblyעֵדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the assembly”, the ordinary formH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […הַקְּהָתִ֑יhaqhatithe Kohathitesקֳהָתִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Kohathites”, the ordinary formH6956a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of KehathKohathites.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םlemishpechotamto familyמִשְׁפָּחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).וּלְבֵ֥יתuleveytand to familyבַּיִתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֲבֹתָֽםavotamfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Moses numbereth — Aaron also, and the princes of the company — the sons of the Kohathite, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

World English Bible

Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

Darby Translation

And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

Douay-Rheims

So Moses and Aaron and the princes of the synagogue reckoned up the sons of Caath, by their kindreds and the houses of their fathers,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπεσκέψατο Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες Ἰσραὴλ τοὺς υἱοὺς Καὰθ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν,