Numbers 4:29
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.
28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
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.
Compare
- BSB
- As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,
- KJV
- As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
- WEB
- “As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;
- ASV
- As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers` houses;
- DARBY
- The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;
- BLB
- [As for] the sons of Merari, by their clans, and by the house of their fathers, you shall number them,
- ÅB
- Meraris barn skal du mønstre etter deres slekter og familier.
- OTB
- Tell Merarittene etter deres klaner og deres fedres hus.
- B1930
- Meraris barn skal du mønstre efter deres ætter og familier.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 3:33–35
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
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