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Numbers 3:16 KJV
Numbers · chapter 3 · verse 16
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.Numbers 3:16 · King James Version
Numbers 3:16 in context
14And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- numberedpâqadto visitH6485 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- wordpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The Levites being granted to Aaron to minister to him, they are here delivered to him by tale, that he might know what he had, and employ them accordingly. Observe, I. By what rule they were numbered: Every male from a month old and upward, Num 3:15.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-39