Numbers 4:36
“And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.”
Numbers 4:36 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And they were found two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- DARBYDarby
- And those that were numbered of them according to their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Those who were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and their numbered ones, by their families, are two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Those counted among them by their families numbered two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
Context: Numbers 4
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.
37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
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.