King James Version

Numbers 4:42

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

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וּפְקוּדֵ֕יufequdeand 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…מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmishpechotfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “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).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, […מְרָרִ֑יmerariMerari. See also H4848מְרָרִיnoun, proper name — “Merari. See also H4848”H4847Merari, an IsraeliteMerari. See also H4848 (מְרָרִי).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).לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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 families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And also the family of the sons of Merari were numbered according to their divisions, according to the house of their fathers;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπεσκέπησαν δὲ καὶ δῆμος υἱῶν Μεραρὶ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν,