Numbers 4:29
“As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;”
Numbers 4:29 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Thou shalt reckon up the sons of Merari also by the families and houses of their fathers,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers houses;
- DARBYDarby
- The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and the houses of their fathers.
Context: Numbers 4
27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
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.