Numbers 4:34
“And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,”
Numbers 4:34 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- So Moses and Aaron and the princes of the synagogue reckoned up the sons of Caath, by their kindreds and the houses of their fathers,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers houses,
- DARBYDarby
- And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the assembly numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and according to their fathers' houses,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Moses numbereth ; Aaron also, and the princes of the company ; the sons of the Kohathite, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families and the houses of their fathers.
Context: Numbers 4
32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
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.