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The Census of the Levites

34 Moses, Aaron, and the tribal chiefs of the community registered the descendants of the Kohathites according to their clans and their fathers’ houses, 35 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible for service, for work at the Tent of Meeting. 36 The ones registered according to their clans were 2,750. 37 These were the ones registered from the clans of the Kohathites, all those who worked at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

38 The descendants of Gershon were registered according to their clans and according to their fathers’ houses, 39 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible for service, for work at the Tent of Meeting. 40 The ones registered according to their clans, according to their fathers’ houses, were 2,630. 41 These were the ones registered from the clans of the descendants of Gershon, all those who worked at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them according to the Lord’s command.

42 The clans of the descendants of Merari were registered according to their clans, according to their fathers’ houses, 43 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible for service, for work at the Tent of Meeting. 44 Those registered by their clans were 3,200. 45 These were the ones registered from the clans of the descendants of Merari. Moses and Aaron registered them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

46 Every one of the Levites was registered. Moses and Aaron and the tribal chiefs of Israel registered them according to their clans and their fathers’ houses, 47 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who was eligible to perform the work of serving at or carrying the Tent of Meeting. 48 Those registered totaled 8,580. 49 According to the Lord’s command, they were registered by Moses, along with what each man was assigned to do and to carry. They were registered just as the Lord commanded Moses.

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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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Footnotes

  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”