Numbers 4:38

Numbers 4:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers’ house,

Context of Numbers 4:38

36were counted by families—2,750. 37This was the total of those in the families of the Kohathites, every one serving in the Tent of Meeting—Moses and Aaron counted them according to the mouth of Adonai by Moses’s hand. The sons of Gershon were counted according to their families and their ancestral households. 39Males from 30 years old and upward to 50, all those coming into the work of the service of the Tent of Meeting, 40numbered according to their families and ancestral households 2,630.

Numbers 4:38 word by word

וּפְקוּדֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֖ם וּלְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• throughout their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• and by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Commentaries on Numbers 4:38

• 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

Topics related to Numbers 4:38

• Gershon
• Levites

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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