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Numbers 3:32

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

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.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

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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 chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
KJV
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
WEB
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
ASV
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
DARBY
And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary.
BLB
And chief of the leaders of the Levite [was] Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, [with] oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.
ÅB
Men den øverste høvding for levittene var Eleasar, sønn til Aron, presten; han var satt over dem som skulle ta vare på det som var å vareta ved helligdommen.
OTB
Eleasar, sønn av Aron, presten, var lederen av Levis ledere, og hadde tilsyn med dem som utførte pliktene i helligdommen.
B1930
Men den øverste høvding for levittene var Eleasar, sønn til Aron, presten; han var satt over dem som skulde ta vare på det som var å vareta ved helligdommen.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 9:14–20

    And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

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  • Numbers 4:27

    At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

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  • Numbers 4:16

    And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

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  • Numbers 20:25–28

    Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:20–24

    And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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  • 2 Kings 25:18

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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