Numbers 3:34

Numbers 3:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred.

Context of Numbers 3:34

32Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary. 33The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi. There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans. 35They were assigned the area north of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail. 36These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.

Numbers 3:34 word by word

וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of them, according to the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of all the malesזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• from a monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• and upwardמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for Numbers 3:34

• Numbers 5:1The Lord gave these instructions to Moses:

Commentaries on Numbers 3:34

• 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 3:34

• Census
• Levites
• Merari

In the dictionaries

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

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