Numbers 3:33-39
Lexham English Bible
33 To Merari belonged[a] the clan of Mahlites[b] and the clan of the Mushites:[c] these are the clans of Merari. 34 The ones counted[d] according to the number of every male from one month[e] and above were six thousand two hundred. 35 The leader of the family[f] according to the clans of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north. 36 The responsibility of the sons of Merari was the supervision of the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its vessels and all its service, 37 and the pillars around the courtyard, and their bases, pegs, and cords.
38 Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east—before the tent of assembly to the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary for the Israelites;[g] and the stranger[h] who approaches will be put to death. 39 All those counted from the Levites whom Moses and Aaron mustered[i] according to the word of Yahweh,[j] according to their clans, every male from one month[k] and above were twenty-two thousand.
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- Numbers 3:33 Literally “for Merari was”
- Numbers 3:33 Hebrew “Mahlite”
- Numbers 3:33 Hebrew “Mushite”
- Numbers 3:34 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 3:34 Literally “the son of a month”
- Numbers 3:35 Literally “the house of his father”
- Numbers 3:38 Literally “for the responsibility of the children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:38 Or “outsider”
- Numbers 3:39 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 3:39 Literally “the mouth of Yahweh”
- Numbers 3:39 Literally “the son of a month”
Numbers 3:33-39
New American Standard Bible
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34 Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200. 35 And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to (A)camp on the northward side of the tabernacle. 36 Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them, 37 and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases, their pegs, and their ropes.
38 Now those who were to (B)camp in front of the tabernacle eastward, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation of the sons of Israel; but (C)the [a]layman coming near was to be put to death. 39 All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the [b]command of the Lord by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were (D)twenty-two thousand.
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- Numbers 3:38 Lit stranger
- Numbers 3:39 Lit mouth
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