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Numbers 4:49 KJV
Numbers · chapter 4 · verse 49
According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.Numbers 4:49 · King James Version
Numbers 4:49 in context
47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
49According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- numberedpâqadto visitH6485 →
- serviceʻăbôdâhwork of any kindH5656 →
- burdenmassâʼa burdenH4853 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
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We have here a particular account of the numbers of the three families of the Levites respectively, that is, of the effective men, between thirty years old and fifty. Observe, 1. The Kohathites were, in all, 8600 from a month old and upwards; but of these there were but 2750 serviceable men, not a third part.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 34-49