Numbers 4:34-49

Modern English Version

Census of the Levites

³⁴ Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by the house of their fathers, ³⁵ from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting. ³⁶ And those who were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. ³⁷ These were the ones listed of the families of the Kohathites, all who might do service in the tent of meeting, which Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

³⁸ Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, ³⁹ from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁰ even those who were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. ⁴¹ These were the ones listed by the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might do service in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord.

⁴² Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, ⁴³ from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for the work in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁴ even those who were numbered by their families, were three thousand two hundred. ⁴⁵ These were the ones listed of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

⁴⁶ All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families, and by the house of their fathers, ⁴⁷ from thirty years old and older to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the work in the tent of meeting, ⁴⁸ even those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. ⁴⁹ According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service, and according to his burden.

Thus they were numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.