Numbers 4:34-49

International Children’s Bible

The Levite Families

³⁴ Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted the Kohathites by families and family groups. ³⁵ The men from 30 to 50 years old were to work at the Meeting Tent. ³⁶ The family group had 2,750 men. ³⁷ This was the total of the Kohath family group who worked at the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³⁸ Also, the Gershon family group was counted by families and family groups. ³⁹ The men from 30 to 50 years old were given work at the Meeting Tent. ⁴⁰ The families and family groups had 2,630 men. ⁴¹ This was the total of the Gershon family group who worked at the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded.

⁴² Also, the men in the families and family groups of the Merari family were counted. ⁴³ The men from 30 to 50 years old were to work at the Meeting Tent. ⁴⁴ The family group had 3,200 men. ⁴⁵ This was the total of the Merari family group. Moses and Aaron counted them as the Lord had commanded Moses.

⁴⁶ So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites. They counted them by families and family groups. ⁴⁷ The men from 30 to 50 were given work at the Meeting Tent. They also carried the Tent. ⁴⁸ The total number of these men was 8,580. ⁴⁹ Each man was counted as the Lord had commanded Moses. Each man was given his work and told what to carry. This was as the Lord had commanded Moses.