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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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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:34 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  2. Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  3. Numbers 4:35 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  4. Numbers 4:36 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  5. Numbers 4:37 Hebrew “Kohathite”
  6. Numbers 4:37 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  7. Numbers 4:37 Literally “the mouth”
  8. Numbers 4:37 Or “through Moses”
  9. Numbers 4:38 Or “sons”
  10. Numbers 4:38 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  11. Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  12. Numbers 4:39 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  13. Numbers 4:40 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  14. Numbers 4:40 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  15. Numbers 4:41 Or “sons”
  16. Numbers 4:41 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  17. Numbers 4:41 Literally “the mouth”
  18. Numbers 4:42 Or “sons”
  19. Numbers 4:42 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  20. Numbers 4:43 Literally “thirty years and above”
  21. Numbers 4:43 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  22. Numbers 4:44 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  23. Numbers 4:45 Or “sons”
  24. Numbers 4:45 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  25. Numbers 4:45 Literally “the mouth”
  26. Numbers 4:45 Or “through Moses”
  27. Numbers 4:46 Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
  28. Numbers 4:46 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  29. Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of thirty years”
  30. Numbers 4:47 Literally “a son of fifty years”
  31. Numbers 4:48 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  32. Numbers 4:49 Literally “the mouth”
  33. Numbers 4:49 Or “through Moses”
  34. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “he mustered”
  35. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”
  36. Numbers 4:49 Hebrew “his”

34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting. 36 Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty. 37 These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

38 Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 40 even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty. 41 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.

42 Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 44 even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

46 All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses, 47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting, 48 even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty. 49 According to the commandment of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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