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Numbers 3:17 Interlinear

“ And these were the sons of Levi by their names Gershon and Kohath and Merari”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּֽהְיוּ	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	אֵ֥לֶּה	H428		these or those
3	בְנֵֽי	H1121	And these were the sons	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
4	לֵוִ֖י	H3878	of Levi	levi, a son of jacob
5	בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם	H8034	by their names	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
6	גֵּֽרְשׁ֕וֹן	H1648	Gershon	gereshon or gereshom, an israelite
7	וּקְהָ֖ת	H6955	and Kohath	kehath, an israelite
8	וּמְרָרִֽי׃	H4847	and Merari	merari, an israelite

Numbers 3:17 (current) And these were the sons of Levi by their names Gershon and Kohath and Merari