Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 3:14-28
14And YhwhH3068 spakeH1696 unto MosesH4872 in the wildernessH4057 of SinaiH5514, sayingH559, 15NumberH6485 the childrenH1121 of LeviH3878 after the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, by their familiesH4940: every maleH2145 from a monthH2320 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 shalt thou numberH6485 them. 16And MosesH4872 numberedH6485 them according to the wordH6310 of YhwhH3068, as he was commandedH6680.1 17And these were the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 by their namesH8034; GershonH1648, and KohathH6955, and MerariH4847. 18And these are the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648 by their familiesH4940; LibniH3845, and ShimeiH8096. 19And the sonsH1121 of KohathH6955 by their familiesH4940; AmramH6019, and IzeharH3324, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816. 20And the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 by their familiesH4940; MahliH4249, and MushiH4187. These areH1992 the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881 according to the houseH1004 of their fathersH1. 21Of GershonH1648 was the familyH4940 of the LibnitesH3846, and the familyH4940 of the ShimitesH8097: these are the familiesH4940 of the GershonitesH1649. 22Those that were numberedH6485 of them, according to the numberH4557 of all the malesH2145, from a monthH2320 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, even those that were numberedH6485 of them were sevenH7651 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967. 23The familiesH4940 of the GershonitesH1649 shall pitchH2583 behindH310 the tabernacleH4908 westwardH3220. 24And the chiefH5387 of the houseH1004 of the fatherH1 of the GershonitesH1649 shall be EliasaphH460 the sonH1121 of LaelH3815. 25And the chargeH4931 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648 in the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150 shall be the tabernacleH4908, and the tentH168, the coveringH4372 thereof, and the hangingH4539 for the doorH6607 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, 26And the hangingsH7050 of the courtH2691, and the curtainH4539 for the doorH6607 of the courtH2691, which is by the tabernacleH4908, and by the altarH4196 round aboutH5439, and the cordsH4340 of it for all the serviceH5656 thereof.
27And of KohathH6955 was the familyH4940 of the AmramitesH6020, and the familyH4940 of the IzeharitesH3325, and the familyH4940 of the HebronitesH2276, and the familyH4940 of the UzzielitesH5817: these are the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956. 28In the numberH4557 of all the malesH2145, from a monthH2320 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, were eightH8083 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967, keepingH8104 the chargeH4931 of the sanctuaryH6944.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 3:16 word: Heb. mouth. ↩
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
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