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Numbers 3:28

26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
KJV
In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
WEB
According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
ASV
According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
DARBY
According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of the sanctuary.
BLB
By the number of all the males, from a son of a month and above, [there were] eight thousand and six hundred, keeping charge of the sanctuary.
ÅB
Da der ble tatt tall på alt mannkjønn, fra den som var en måned gammel, og oppover, var de åtte tusen og seks hundre mann, som skulle ta vare på det som var å vareta ved helligdommen.
OTB
I tellingen av hver mannlig fra en måned gammel og oppover, var det 8 600, ansvarlige for pliktene i helligdommen.
B1930
Da der blev tatt tall på alt mannkjønn, fra den som var en måned gammel, og opover, var de åtte tusen og seks hundre mann, som skulde ta vare på det som var å vareta ved helligdommen.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 3:7

    And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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  • Numbers 3:31

    And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

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  • Numbers 4:35–36

    From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

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