Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 4:49
49According to the commandment of Yhwh they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Yhwh commanded Moses.
Numbers 4:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- New International Version (NIV)At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Context of Numbers 4:49
47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. According to the commandment of Yhwh they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Yhwh commanded Moses.
Read all of Numbers 4Numbers 4:49 word by word
עַל־פִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה פָּקַ֤ד אוֹתָם֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְעַל־מַשָּׂא֑וֹ וּפְקֻדָ֕יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פRead the interlinear
- According to the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
- of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- they were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- by the handיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- everyאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- according to his serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
- and according to his burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · burdenH4853
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
Cross-references for Numbers 4:49
- Numbers 4:37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of Yhwh by the hand of Moses.
- Numbers 1:54And the children of Israel did according to all that Yhwh commanded Moses, so did they.
- Numbers 2:33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Yhwh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 3:51And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Yhwh, as Yhwh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 4:16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
- Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of Yhwh shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yhwh;
- Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; Yhwh hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
- Romans 12:4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
- Numbers 4:1And Yhwh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Commentaries on Numbers 4:49
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-49Verses 34-49 God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God calls men to, he will furnish them for it, give strength in proportion to the work, and grace sufficient. The least of the tribes had many more able men than the Levites: those who engage in the service of this world, are many more than those devoted to the service of God. May our souls be wholly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-49The numbering and recording the Levites' names and ensuring each man understood his task was crucial. This helped properly organize Israel for travel and camping and protected the Tent of Meeting.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-4934-49. Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.--This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe. In considering their relative numbers, the wisdom of Divine Providence appears in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 4
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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