Numbers 4:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 4:29

27 “Aaron and his sons shall¹ assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall² appoint to them all their tasks as their duty.

28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be ^aunder the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Sons of Merari

29 “As for the sons of ^aMerari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house.

30 ^aFrom thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

31 And ^athis is ^bwhat they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: ^cthe boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

32 and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall ^aassign to each man by name the items he must carry.

33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the¹ authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

Census of the Levites

34 ^aAnd Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ house,

35 from thirty ^ayears old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting;

Verse Comparison: Numbers 4:29

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American Standard Version
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;

Amplified® Bible
As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said: Moses, find out how many men between thirty and fifty are in the two Levite clans of Merari, but count only those who are able to work at the sacred tent.

Darby English Version
The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;

Good News Bible
The LORD told Moses to take a census of the Levite clan of Merari by subclans and families,

King James Version
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

New American Standard Bible
"{As for} the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' households;

New International Version
"Count the Merarites by their clans and families.

New King James Version
“As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' households;

Revised Standard Version
"As for the sons of Merar'i, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;

Young's Literal Translation
`The sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, thou dost number them;

New English Translation
“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

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