Numbers 3:34
“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.”
Numbers 3:34 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- 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.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, are six thousand and two hundred.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- 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.
Context: Numbers 3
32And 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.
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34And 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.
35And 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.
36And 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,
About Numbers 3: The Levites
A second census is taken of the Levites, and their duties in serving the Tabernacle are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers 3, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were to serve as the priests of Israel. The Lord commands that all males from the age of one month and older were to be counted. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to the service of the tabernacle, and to assign them to the various tasks of the tabernacle. The Lord also commands that the Levites were to be redeemed from the other tribes of Israel, and that they were to be given to Aaron and his sons as a special gift from the Lord.