Numbers 4:2

Numbers 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)“Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house,

Context of Numbers 4:2

1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: “Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families, 3men from thirty years old to fifty years old — everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting. 4“The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.

Numbers 4:2 word by word

נָשֹׂ֗א אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֔ת מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: countH5375
• the sumרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: countH7218
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• from amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Numbers 4:2

• Numbers 3:19Kohath’s sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Commentaries on Numbers 4:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-49This section continues the discussion from 3:21–37 about the duties of the three Levite clans. The Levites carried and cared for the Tent of Meeting while traveling and camping. Other tribes always surrounded them to protect them and their valuable cargo (2:17). They placed the holy items of God in the center of the tribes. The priests and their Levitical assistants kept these items holy by separating them. God, in his holiness, deserves to have the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-492-3. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 4:2

• 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