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Numbers 4:34-49
Lexham English Bible
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”
Numbers 4:34-49
New International Version
Numbers 4:34-49
New International Version
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites(A) by their clans and families. 35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(B) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 36 counted by clans, were 2,750. 37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans(C) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
38 The Gershonites(D) were counted by their clans and families. 39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. 41 This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.
42 The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(E) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 44 counted by their clans, were 3,200. 45 This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.(F) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted(G) all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(H) who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48 numbered 8,580.(I) 49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.
Thus they were counted,(J) as the Lord commanded Moses.
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