Numbers 4:42

Numbers 4:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers’ house,

Context of Numbers 4:42

40the men who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ households, were 2,630. 41These were numbered men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who served in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), whom Moses and Aaron numbered just as the Lord had commanded. The men who were numbered of the sons of Merari, by their families (clans), by their fathers’ households, 43from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle); 44the men who were numbered by their families were 3,200.

Numbers 4:42 word by word

וּפְקוּדֵ֕י מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Commentaries on Numbers 4:42

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-49Verses 34-49 God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God calls men to, he will furnish them for it, give strength in proportion to the work, and grace sufficient. The least of the tribes had many more able men than the Levites: those who engage in the service of this world, are many more than those devoted to the service of God. May our souls be wholly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-49The numbering and recording the Levites' names and ensuring each man understood his task was crucial. This helped properly organize Israel for travel and camping and protected the Tent of Meeting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-4934-49. Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.--This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe. In considering their relative numbers, the wisdom of Divine Providence appears in…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 4:42

• Levites

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Commentaries on Numbers 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings