Numbers 3:33

Numbers 3:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
• New International Version (NIV)To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

Context of Numbers 3:33

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. 32Eleazar, 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. There 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. 35The leader of Merari's clan was Zuriel, the son of Abihail. They had to put up their tents on the north side of the special tabernacle.

Numbers 3:33 word by word

לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַמַּחְלִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת מְרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Mahlitesמַחְלִיmachlîy · MahliteH4250
• of the Mushitesמוּשִׁיmûshîy · MushiteH4188

Cross-references for Numbers 3:33

• Numbers 3:20Merari's sons were called Mahli and Mushi. Those were the sons and grandsons of Levi. They became the leaders of the clans of Levi's tribe.
• 1 Chronicles 6:19Merari's sons were: Mahli and Mushi. These are the ancestors of the clans of the Levites:
• 1 Chronicles 23:21Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons were Eleazar and Kish.

Commentaries on Numbers 3:33

• 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. 14-39This first phase of a two-part registration of the tribe of Levi summarized each family's special duties. 4:1–33 describes this in more detail (see 4:34–49 for the second phase). This count did not relate to military duties, so it included male Levites from the age of one month (3:40–41). Three family groups descend from the three sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These clans, often called the Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites, later…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-511. These ... are the generations of Aaron and Moses, &c.--This chapter contains an account of their families; and although that of Moses is not detailed like his brother's, his children are included under the general designation of the Amramites (Nu 3:27), a term which comprehends all the descendants of their common father Amram. The reason why the family of Moses was so undistinguished in this record is that they were in the private ranks of the Levites…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 3:33

• Census
• Levites
• Merari

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Conclude
• Custody
• Encamp
• Merarites
• Mushi
• O
• Secure
• Seek
• Sinai

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