Exodus 32:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Leviלֵוִ֖י
(le·vi)
3878: a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from himof uncertain derivation
didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ
(vai·ya·'a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑ה
(mo·sheh;)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
instructed,כִּדְבַ֣ר
(kid·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
and about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(kish·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
thousandאַלְפֵ֖י
(al·fei)
505: a thousanda prim. root
menאִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word
of the peopleהָעָם֙
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
fellוַיִּפֹּ֤ל
(vai·yip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
that day.בַּיֹּ֣ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Levi
Leviy  (lay-vee')
attached; Levi, a son of Jacob -- Levi.
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
according to the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
and there fell
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
about three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Levi did as Moses instructed, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day.

King James Bible
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levites did as Moses commanded, and about 3,000 men fell dead that day among the people.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Levi did just as Moses told them, and about 3,000 people died that day.

NET Bible
The Levites did what Moses ordered, and that day about three thousand men of the people died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Levites did what Moses told them, and that day about 3,000 people died.

King James 2000 Bible
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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