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

31Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service. 32Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary. From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. 34Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200. 35Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the 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 3:20The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.
• 1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.
• 1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: 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