The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,Numbers 3:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י אַחֲרֵ֧י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ יָֽמָּה׃
- מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmish.pe.Chot“[the] clans of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִשְׁפָּחָה · “family” · Strong's H4940
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יha.ge.re.shu.Ni“the Gershonite[s]”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי · “Gershonite” · Strong's H1649
- אַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.Rei“behind”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.Kan“the tabernacle”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁכָּן · “tabernacle” · Strong's H4908
- יַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.Nu“they will encamp”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
- יָֽמָּה׃Ya.mah“west -ward”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from יָם · “west” · Strong's H3220H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)