4. Mosebok 4,40

38 Gersonittene ble talt etter deres klaner og deres fedres hus.

39 Alle menn fra tretti til femti år gamle som kunne gå inn i tjenesten for arbeid ved sammenkomstens telt—

talt etter deres klaner og deres fedres hus, var 2 630.

41 Dette var totaltallet av de i Gersonittenes klaner som tjente ved sammenkomstens telt, talt av Moses og Aron i henhold til Herrens befaling.

42 Merarittene ble talt etter deres klaner og deres fedres hus.

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
And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.
KJV
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
WEB
even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
ASV
even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers` houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
DARBY
even those that were numbered of them, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
BLB
and those numbered by their clans, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
ÅB
de av dem som ble mønstret etter sine slekter og familier - var to tusen, seks hundre og tretti.
OTB
talt etter deres klaner og deres fedres hus, var 2 630.
B1930
de av dem som blev mønstret efter sine ætter og familier - var to tusen, seks hundre og tretti.

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    Eleasar, sønn av Aron, presten, var lederen av Levis ledere, og hadde tilsyn med dem som utførte pliktene i helligdommen.

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