Numbers 4:21
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
Numbers 4:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Context: Numbers 4
19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, 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.