Numbers 4:34-49
New Living Translation
Summary of the Registration
34 So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families. 35 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, 36 and the total number came to 2,750. 37 So this was the total of all those from the Kohathite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
38 The Gershonite division was also listed by its clans and families. 39 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, 40 and the total number came to 2,630. 41 So this was the total of all those from the Gershonite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded.
42 The Merarite division was also listed by its clans and families. 43 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, 44 and the total number came to 3,200. 45 So this was the total of all those from the Merarite clans who were eligible for service. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation 48 numbered 8,580. 49 When their names were recorded, as the Lord had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry.
And so the registration was completed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Numbers 4:34-49
Lexham English Bible
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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- Numbers 4:34 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of thirty years”
- Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of fifty years”
- Numbers 4:36 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 4:37 Hebrew “Kohathite”
- Numbers 4:37 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 4:37 Literally “the mouth”
- Numbers 4:37 Or “through Moses”
- Numbers 4:38 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:38 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of thirty years”
- Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of fifty years”
- Numbers 4:40 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 4:40 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:41 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:41 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 4:41 Literally “the mouth”
- Numbers 4:42 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:42 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:43 Literally “thirty years and above”
- Numbers 4:43 Literally “a son of fifty years”
- Numbers 4:44 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 4:45 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:45 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 4:45 Literally “the mouth”
- Numbers 4:45 Or “through Moses”
- Numbers 4:46 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 4:46 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of thirty years”
- Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of fifty years”
- Numbers 4:48 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 4:49 Literally “the mouth”
- Numbers 4:49 Or “through Moses”
- Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “he mustered”
- Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”
- Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”
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