Numbers 3:30

Numbers 3:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
• New International Version (NIV)The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

Context of Numbers 3:30

28There were 8,600 males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary, 29and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use. 32Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:30 word by word

וּנְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י אֶלִיצָפָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the chiefנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Kohathitesקְהָתִיqŏhâthîy · KohathiteH6956
• Elizaphanאֱלִיצָפָן'ĕlîytsâphân 'eltsâphân · ElizaphanH469
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816

Commentaries on Numbers 3:30

• 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. 27-32Aaron and Moses, sons of Amram, were descendants of Kohath (see Exodus 6:18, 20, 26). They were caretakers of the Most Holy Place and its very holy furnishings (described in Numbers 3–4). The Kohathites were the most respected of the three clans.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3114-31. Number the children of Levi--They were numbered as well as the other tribes; but the enumeration was made on a different principle--for while in the other tribes the number of males was calculated from twenty years and upward [Nu 1:3], in that of Levi they were counted "from a month old and upward." The reason for the distinction is obvious. In the other tribes the survey was made for purposes of war [Nu 1:3], from which the Levites were totally…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 3:30

• Altar
• Ark
• Census
• Elizaphan
• Levites

In the dictionaries

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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