Numbers 4:34-49
1599 Geneva Bible
34 ¶ Then Moses and Aaron and the princes of the Congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, by their families and by the houses of their fathers,
35 From thirty years old and above, even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the assembly for the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
36 So the [a]numbers of them throughout their families were two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
37 These are the numbers of the families of the Kohathites, all that serve in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the [b]hand of Moses.
38 Also the numbers of the sons of Gershon throughout their families and houses of their fathers,
39 From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old: all that enter into the assembly for the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
40 So the numbers of them by their families, and by the houses of their fathers were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
41 These are the numbers of the families of the sons of Gershon: of all that [c]did service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.
42 ¶ The numbers also of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, and by the houses of their fathers,
43 From thirty years old and upward, even unto fifty years old: all that enter into the assembly for the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
44 So the numbers of them by their families were three thousand, and two hundred.
45 These are the sums of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
46 So all the numbers of the Levites, which Moses, and Aaron, and the princes of Israel numbered by their families and by the houses of their fathers,
47 From thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, every one that came to do [d]his duty, office, service and charge in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
48 So the number of them were eight thousand five hundred and four score.
49 According to the [e]commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses did Aaron number them, every one according to his service, and according to his charge. Thus were they of that tribe numbered, as the Lord commanded [f]Moses.
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- Numbers 4:36 Hebrew, the numbered of them.
- Numbers 4:37 God appointing Moses to be the minister and executor thereof.
- Numbers 4:41 Which were of competent age to serve therein, that is between 30 and 50.
- Numbers 4:47 Whosoever of the Levites that had any manner of charge in the Tabernacle.
- Numbers 4:49 Hebrew, according to the mouth, or word.
- Numbers 4:49 So that Moses neither added, nor diminished, from that which the Lord commanded him.
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