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Numbers 4:2

KohathLevi

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

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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
“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
KJV
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
WEB
“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
ASV
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers` houses,
DARBY
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
BLB
“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their clans, by the house of their fathers,
ÅB
Ta opp manntal over Kahats barn blant levittene etter deres slekter og familier,
OTB
"Foreta en folketelling av Kehatittenes gren av levittene, etter deres familier og deres fedres hus.
B1930
Ta op manntal over Kahats barn blandt levittene efter deres ætter og familier,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 3:27

    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.

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  • Numbers 3:19

    And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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