Numbers 4:2
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:2 in other translations
| BSB | “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, |
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| WEB | “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, |
| ASV | Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, |
| YLT | ‘Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers; |
| DARBY | Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, |
| BBE | Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses; |
| Webster | Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers; |
What does Numbers 4:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:2-3
Nu 4:1-49. Of the Levites' Service.
2-3. sons of Kohath, from thirty years old and upward--This age was specifically fixed (see on Nu 8:24) as the full maturity of bodily energy to perform the laborious duties assigned them in the wilderness, as well as of mental activity to assist in the management of the sacred services. And it was the period of life at which John the Baptist and Christ entered on their respective ministries. even unto fifty--The term prescribed for active duty was a period of twenty years, at the end of which they were exempted from the physical labors of the office, though still expected to attend in the tabernacle (Nu 8:26). all that enter into the host--so called from their number, the order and discipline maintained through their ranks, and their special duty as guards of the tabernacle. The Hebrew word, however, signifies also a station or office; and hence the passage may be rendered, "All that enter into the sacerdotal office" (Nu 4:23).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 4:1-3
The middle-aged men of the tribe of Levi, all from thirty years old to fifty, were to be employed in the service of the tabernacle. The service of God requires the best of our strength, and the prime portion of our time, which cannot be better spent than to the honour of Him who is the First and Best. And the service of God should be done when we are most lively and active. Those do not consider this who put off…
Numbers 4:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 4:2
- Numbers 3:27
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
- Numbers 3:19
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Context
- Numbers 4:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
- Numbers 4:2
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
- Numbers 4:3
From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers 4:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Toma la cuenta de los hijos de Coath de entre los hijos de Leví, por sus familias, por las casas de sus padres, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Relève la somme des fils de Kehath d’entre les fils de Lévi, selon leurs familles, selon leurs maisons de pères, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nehmet auf die Summe der Söhne Kehaths aus der Mitte der Söhne Levis, nach ihren Familien, nach ihren Vaterhäusern, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tolle summam filiorum Caath de medio Levitarum per domos et familias suas, |