Numbers 3:32

Numbers 3:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

Context of Numbers 3:32

30The leader of Kohath's descendants was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31Kohath's family had to take care of the Covenant Box, the table and the lampstands. They had to take care of the altars and the tools that the priests used in the special Tent. They also took care of the curtain in front of the Most Holy Place in the Tent. They did all the work with those things. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, was the most important leader of the Levites. He ruled over those people who took care of God's special Tent. 33There were two families in Merari's clan. They were the families of Mahli and Mushi. 34There were 6,200 males in that list. They were one month old or older when Moses counted them.

Numbers 3:32 word by word

וּנְשִׂיא֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֔י אֶלְעָזָ֖ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן פְּקֻדַּ֕ת שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• chiefנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• the oversightפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• of them that keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Numbers 3:32

• Numbers 4:16Eleazar, who is the son of Aaron the priest, must keep the oil for the light. He must keep the incense and the grain offering. He must keep the special oil. The special oil is a mark on everything that God chooses. Eleazar must take care of the whole Tent of Meeting. He must work with God's Holy Tent and with everything in it.’
• Numbers 20:25Moses, you must take Aaron and his son Eleazar to climb up Hor mountain.
• 2 Kings 25:18Captain Nebuzaradan took hold of these people: Seraiah, the leader of the priests, Zephaniah, the next most important priest, and the three temple guards.
• 1 Chronicles 9:14From the Levites, there were: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub and grandson of Azrikam, who was Hashabiah's son. Hashabiah belonged to Merari's clan.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20Other Levites kept the valuable things in the temple safe. That included the money and the gifts that people had offered to God.

Commentaries on Numbers 3:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-39Verses 14-39 The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Aaron’s third son, Eleazar, led the Levites as an administrator. He was like an executive secretary, while his father did other tasks. He had "oversight of the entire tabernacle" (4:16–20). Eleazar had a key role during Israel’s time in the wilderness. He later became the high priest after his father (see 16:37–39; 19:3–6; 20:25–28; 26:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. chief--rather, "chiefs" of the Levites. Three persons are mentioned as chiefs of these respective divisions [Nu 3:24, 30, 35]. And Eleazar presided over them; whence he is called "the second priest" (2Ki 25:18); and in the case of the high priest's absence from illness or other necessary occasions, he performed the duties (1Ki 4:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 3:32

• Census
• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Levites
• Priest

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Commentaries on Numbers 3

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings