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Numbers 3:33-39
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Numbers 3:33-39
New International Version
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(A) these were the Merarite clans.(B) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(C) who were counted was 6,200. 35 The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.(D) 36 The Merarites were appointed(E) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(F) its crossbars,(G) posts,(H) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(I) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(J) with their bases, tent pegs(K) and ropes.
38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(L) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(M) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(N) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(O)
39 The total number of Levites counted(P) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(Q)
Numbers 3:33-39
Common English Bible
Numbers 3:33-39
Common English Bible
33 To Merari belonged the clans of Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Merarites. 34 Their enrollment, according to the number of males over one month old, was 6,200. 35 The chief of the household representing the clans of the Merarites was Zuriel, Abihail’s son. They were to camp on the north side of the dwelling. 36 The Merarites were assigned responsibility for the frames of the dwelling, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its equipment—all these items— 37 and the pillars of the courtyard all around, their bases, pegs, and cords.
38 Those camping in front of the dwelling eastward (that is, before the meeting tent on the east side) were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of the sanctuary as service for the Israelites. Anyone else who approached would be put to death. 39 The total enrollment of the Levites, all the males over one month old whom Moses and Aaron enrolled by orders from the Lord, according to their clans, was 22,000.
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Numbers 3:33-39
King James Version
Numbers 3:33-39
King James Version
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
39 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
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