Exodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
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ASV
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
KJV
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֨לֶּה | ve.'E.leh | and these | H428 → |
| שְׁמ֤וֹת | she.Mot | [were] [the] names of | H8034 → |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | be.nei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| לֵוִי֙ | le.Vi | Levi | H3881 → |
| לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם | le.To.le.do.Tam | to descendants their | H8435 → |
| גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן | ge.re.Shon | Gershon | H1648 → |
| וּקְהָ֖ת | u.ke.Hat | and Kohath | H6955 → |
| וּמְרָרִ֑י | u.me.ra.Ri | and Merari | H4847 → |
| וּשְׁנֵי֙ | u.she.Nei | and [the] years of | H8141 → |
| חַיֵּ֣י | chai.Yei | [the] life of | H2416 → |
| לֵוִ֔י | le.Vi | Levi | H3878 → |
| שֶׁ֧בַע | She.va' | [were] seven | H7651 → |
| וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים | u.she.lo.Shim | and thirty | H7970 → |
| וּמְאַ֖ת | u.me.'At | and one hundred | H3967 → |
| שָׁנָֽה׃ | sha.Nah | year[s] | H8141 → |
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