New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 3:21-26

21Of Gershonלְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹןle.Ge.re.ShonH1648wasthe familyמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Libnitesהַלִּבְנִ֔יha.liv.NiH3846and the familyוּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתu.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Shimeitesהַשִּׁמְעִ֑יha.shim.'IH8097;theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

22Their numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙pe.ku.dei.HemH6485men, in the numberingבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145from a monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, eventheir numberedפְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔םpe.Ku.dei.HemH6485men were7,500שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃shiv.'At 'a.la.Fim va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7651 H505 H2568 H3967.

23The familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649were to campיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583behindאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220,

24and the leaderוּנְשִׂ֥יאu.ne.Si'H5387of the fathers’אָ֖ב'avH1householdsבֵֽית־veit-H1004of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649wasEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laelלָאֵֽל׃la.'ElH3815.

25Nowthe dutiesוּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnH1648in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150involvedthe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908andthe tentוְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.helH168,its coveringמִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.huH4372, andthe screenוּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

26andthe hangingsוְקַלְעֵ֣יve.kal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691, andthe screenמָסַךְ֙ma.saKhH4539for the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834is aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and its cordsמֵֽיתָרָ֔יוmei.ta.RavH4340,according to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the serviceעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656concerning them.

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