Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families, Young's Literal Translation And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, King James Bible And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, Hebrew And the Meraritesמְרָרִ֑י (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi were counted וּפְקוּדֵ֕י (ū·p̄ə·qū·ḏê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit by their clans לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people and their families, אֲבֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father |