Hebrew Interlinear

Numbers 3:40 Interlinear

said And the LORD unto Moses Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel of the children from a month and upward and take the number of their names

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2יְהוָ֜הH3068And the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4מֹשֶׁ֗הH4872unto Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
5פְּקֹ֨דH6485Numberto visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
6כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7בְּכֹ֤רH1060all the firstbornfirst-born; hence, chief
8זָכָר֙H2145of the malesproperly, remembered, i.e., a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
9מִבֶּןH1121of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
10יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
11מִבֶּןH1121of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
12חֹ֖דֶשׁH2320from a monththe new moon; by implication, a month
13וָמָ֑עְלָהH4605and upwardproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
14וְשָׂ֕אH5375and taketo lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
15אֵ֖תH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
16מִסְפַּ֥רH4557the numbera number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
17שְׁמֹתָֽם׃H8034of their namesan appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

Verse Context

Numbers 3:39 All that were numbered of the Levites All that were numbered which Moses...
Numbers 3:40 (current)said And the LORD unto Moses Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel of the children from a month and upward and take the number of their names
Numbers 3:41And thou shalt take of the Levites for me (I am the LORD...

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