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Numbers 4:38

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

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וּפְקוּדֵ֖יufequdeand chargeפָּקַדconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and charge”, a verb used as a describing wordH6485to 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…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, […גֵרְשׁ֑וֹןgereshonGershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gershon”H1648Gereshon or Gereshom, an IsraeliteGershon, Gershom.לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖םlemishpechotamto 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 those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

Young’s Literal Translation

And those numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

World English Bible

Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

Darby Translation

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Gerson also were numbered by the kindreds and houses of their fathers,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Gedson were numbered according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπεσκέπησαν υἱοὶ Γεδσὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν,