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34 And Moses and Aaron mustered the leaders of the community according to the house of their families,[a] 35 from those thirty years old[b] and above until fifty years old;[c] everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly, 36 the ones counted[d] were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were those counted of the clans of the Kohathites,[e] everyone who served in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered[f] according to the command[g] of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.[h]

38 And the descendants[i] of Gershon counted according to their clans and according to their families,[j] 39 from those thirty years old[k] and above until fifty years old,[l] everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly; 40 the ones counted,[m] according to their clans, according to their families,[n] were two thousand six hundred and thirty. 41 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants[o] of Gershon, everyone who serves in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered[p] according to the command[q] of Yahweh.

42 Those counted of the clans of the descendants[r] of Merari according to their clans, according to their families,[s] 43 from those thirty years old[t] and above until fifty years old,[u] everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly, 44 the ones counted,[v] according to their clans, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants[w] of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron mustered[x] according to the command[y] of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.[z]

46 All those counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and all the leaders of Israel mustered[aa] according to their clans, according to their families,[ab] 47 from those thirty years old[ac] and above until fifty years old,[ad] everyone who comes to the service to do the work of the service carrying in the tent of assembly, 48 the ones counted[ae] were eighty thousand five hundred and eighty. 49 According to the command[af] of Yahweh by the hand of Moses[ag] they were mustered,[ah] each man according to his service and according to their[ai] service and according to their[aj] burden; and so they were counted by him just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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  1. Numbers 4:34 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  2. Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  3. Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  4. Numbers 4:36 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  5. Numbers 4:37 Hebrew “Kohathite”
  6. Numbers 4:37 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  7. Numbers 4:37 Literally “the mouth”
  8. Numbers 4:37 Or “through Moses”
  9. Numbers 4:38 Or “sons”
  10. Numbers 4:38 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  11. Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  12. Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  13. Numbers 4:40 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  14. Numbers 4:40 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  15. Numbers 4:41 Or “sons”
  16. Numbers 4:41 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  17. Numbers 4:41 Literally “the mouth”
  18. Numbers 4:42 Or “sons”
  19. Numbers 4:42 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  20. Numbers 4:43 Literally “thirty years and above”
  21. Numbers 4:43 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  22. Numbers 4:44 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  23. Numbers 4:45 Or “sons”
  24. Numbers 4:45 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  25. Numbers 4:45 Literally “the mouth”
  26. Numbers 4:45 Or “through Moses”
  27. Numbers 4:46 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  28. Numbers 4:46 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  29. Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  30. Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  31. Numbers 4:48 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  32. Numbers 4:49 Literally “the mouth”
  33. Numbers 4:49 Or “through Moses”
  34. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “he mustered”
  35. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”
  36. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”