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Numbers

Census of the Levites

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Chapter 4
34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation mustered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their fathers' houses. 35 from a son of thirty years and upward and until a son of fifty years, everyone coming to the heavenly host for the service in the tent of appointed time. 36 And they were their פקדיהם for their משפחה: two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These are the musterings of the family of the Kohathite, all the service in the tent of meeting, which Moses and Aaron mustered at the mouth of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And the numbered ones of the sons of Gershon by their clans and by the houses of their fathers. 39 from a son of thirty years and upward until a son of fifty years, every one coming to the heavenly host for servitude in the tent of divine appointed time. 40 Their musterings by their clan by their fathers' house were two thousand seven hundred and thirty. 41 These are the appointed numbers of the family of the sons of Gershon, all the labor in the tent of meeting, which Moses and Aaron appointed at the mouth of the LORD. 42 And the musterings of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by the houses of their fathers. 43 from a son of thirty years and upward and unto a son of fifty years, everyone coming to the heavenly host for the service in the tent of divine appointed time. 44 And they were their oversights to their clans: three thousand and two hundred. 45 These are the censuses of the families of the sons of Merari, which Moses and Aaron censused at the mouth of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 46 All those appointed, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel appointed—the Levites by their families and by their fathers' houses. 47 From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who comes to perform the service of ministry and the service of burden in the tent of meeting. 48 And their oversight appointments were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. 49 According to the mouth of the LORD they appointed them by the hand of Moses, man by man for his service and for his burden, and his appointees which the LORD commanded Moses.