Numbers 4:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 4:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּי֩
peh
H6310
mouth
אַהֲרֹ֨ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
וּבָנָ֜יו
bên
H1121
son
תִּהְיֶ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבֹדַת֙
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔י
Gêrᵉshunnîy
H1649
Gershonite
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מַשָּׂאָ֔ם
massâʼ
H4853
burden
וּלְכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
וּפְקַדְתֶּ֤ם
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עֲלֵהֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת
mishmereth
H4931
guard
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מַשָּׂאָֽם
massâʼ
H4853
burden
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World English Bible Public Domain
At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burden.
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King James Version Public Domain
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Upon the mouth of Aaron and his sons will be all the service of the sons of the Gershonite, according to all their burden and according to all their service. And you shall count upon them all their burden in keeping.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).