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Numbers 3:34

32 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.

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.

35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

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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 6,200.
KJV
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.
WEB
Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
BLB
And those numbered by the number of all the males, from a son of a month and above, [were] six thousand and two hundred.
ÅB
De av dem som ble mønstret, idet der ble tatt tall på alt mannkjønn, fra dén som var en måned gammel, og oppover, var seks tusen og to hundre.
OTB
Deres talte menn i tellingen av hver mannlig fra en måned gammel og oppover var 6 200.
B1930
De av dem som blev mønstret, idet der blev tatt tall på alt mannkjønn, fra dén som var en måned gammel, og opover, var seks tusen og to hundre.

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  • Numbers 2:9

    All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

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  • Numbers 2:11

    And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

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  • Numbers 1:21

    Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

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