Numbers 4:1
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”
Numbers 4:1 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord spoke to Moses, and Aaron, saying:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Context: Numbers 4
1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
3From 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.
About Numbers 4: The Duties of the Levites
The duties of the Kohathites, Merarites and Gershonites, the three divisions of the Levites, are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers chapter 4, God instructs Moses to take a census of the Levites, who are the descendants of Levi, the third son of Jacob. The Levites are to be counted from the age of thirty to fifty, and are to be divided into four divisions: Gershon, Kohath, Merari, and Moses. Each division is to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle and its furnishings.