Numbers 4:34–49

34 And Moses and Aaron mustered the leaders of the community according to the house of ⌊their families⌋,r 35 from ⌊those thirty years old⌋s and above until ⌊fifty years old⌋;t everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly, 36 the ⌊ones counted⌋u were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were those counted of the clans of the Kohathites,v everyone who served in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron musteredw according to ⌊the command⌋x of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.y

38 And the descendantsz of Gershon counted according to their clans and according to ⌊their families⌋,a 39 from ⌊those thirty years old⌋b and above until ⌊fifty years old⌋,c everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly; 40 the ⌊ones counted⌋,d according to their clans, according to ⌊their families⌋,e were two thousand six hundred and thirty. 41 These were those counted of the clans of the descendantsf of Gershon, everyone who serves in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron musteredg according to ⌊the command⌋h of Yahweh.

42 Those counted of the clans of the descendantsi of Merari according to their clans, according to ⌊their families⌋,j 43 from ⌊those thirty years old⌋k and above until ⌊fifty years old⌋,l everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly, 44 the ⌊ones counted⌋,m according to their clans, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These were those counted of the clans of the descendantsn of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron musteredo according to ⌊the command⌋p of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.q

46 All those counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and all the leaders of Israel musteredr according to their clans, according to ⌊their families⌋,s 47 from ⌊those thirty years old⌋t and above until ⌊fifty years old⌋,u everyone who comes to the service to do the work of the service carrying in the tent of assembly, 48 the ⌊ones counted⌋v were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. 49 According to ⌊the command⌋w of Yahweh by the hand of Mosesx ⌊they were mustered⌋,y each man according to his servicez and according to hisa burden; and so they were counted by him just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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r	Literally “the house of their fathers”
s	Literally “a son of thirty years”
t	Literally “a son of fifty years”
u	Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
v	Hebrew “Kohathite”
w	Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
x	Literally “the mouth”
y	Or “through Moses”
z	Or “sons”
a	Literally “the house of their fathers”
b	Literally “a son of thirty years”
c	Literally “a son of fifty years”
d	Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
e	Literally “the house of their fathers”
f	Or “sons”
g	Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
h	Literally “the mouth”
i	Or “sons”
j	Literally “the house of their fathers”
k	Literally “thirty years and above”
l	Literally “a son of fifty years”
m	Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
n	Or “sons”
o	Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
p	Literally “the mouth”
q	Or “through Moses”
r	Or “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
s	Literally “the house of their fathers”
t	Literally “a son of thirty years”
u	Literally “a son of fifty years”
v	Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
w	Literally “the mouth”
x	Or “through Moses”
y	Hebrew “he mustered”
z	Hebrew “his”
a	Hebrew “his”