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Numbers 3:22

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Census;   Gershon;   Levites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Census;   Gershon;   Levites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   Moses;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sanctuary;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - First-Begotten, First-Born,;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Camp and encamp;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Johanan B. Zakkai;   Polemics and Polemical Literature;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.
King James Version
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Lexham English Bible
The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were seven thousand five hundred.
New Century Version
The number that was counted was 7,500 males one month old or older.
New English Translation
Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 7,500.
Amplified Bible
The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward totaled 7,500.
New American Standard Bible
Their numbered men, in the counting of every male from a month old and upward, their numbered men were 7,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The summe whereof ( after the nomber of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue) was counted seuen thousand and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, even their numbered men were 7,500.
Contemporary English Version
and they had seven thousand five hundred men and boys at least one month old.
Complete Jewish Bible
Of them, 7,500 males a month old and over were counted.
Darby Translation
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were 7500 men and boys over one month old in these two family groups.
English Standard Version
Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 7,500.
George Lamsa Translation
Their number, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was seven thousand and five hundred.
Good News Translation
The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 7,500.
Christian Standard Bible®
Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.
Literal Translation
Those numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a son of a month and upward, even those numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the summe was founde in nombre, seuen thousande and fyue hundreth, of all that were males of a moneth olde and aboue.
American Standard Version
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the summe of them after the number of all the males, from a moneth old and aboue, was counted seuen thousande and fiue hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
King James Version (1611)
Those that were numbred of them, according to the number of all the males, from a moneth old and vpward, euen those that were numbred of them, were seuen thousand and fiue hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering was seven thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of whiche the puple of male kynde was noumbrid, fro o monethe and aboue, seuene thousynde and fyue hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
Their numbered ones, in number, every male from a son of a month and upward, their numbered ones [are] seven thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [even] those that were numbered of them, [were] seven thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.
New King James Version
Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above--of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred.
New Living Translation
There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.
New Life Bible
The number of their men, every male a month old and older, was 7,500.
New Revised Standard
Their enrollment, counting all the males from a month old and upward, was seven thousand five hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old, and upwards, - they who were num-bered of them, were seven thousand and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of which were numbered, people of the male sex from one month and upward, seven thousand five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
Their number according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was seven thousand five hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, even their numbered men were 7,500.

Contextual Overview

14 God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: "Count the Levites by their ancestral families and clans. Count every male a month old and older." Moses counted them just as he was instructed by the mouth of God . 17 These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 The sons of Kohath by clan: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, family by family. 21Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 7,500. The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling, led by Eliasaph son of Lael. At the Tent of Meeting the Gershonites were in charge of maintaining The Dwelling and its tent, its coverings, the screen at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the hangings of the Courtyard, the screen at the entrance to the Courtyard that surrounded The Dwelling and Altar, and the cords—in short, everything having to do with these things. 27Kohath was ancestor to the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites. These were known as the Kohathite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 8,600. The Kohathites were in charge of the Sanctuary. The Kohathite clans camped on the south side of The Dwelling, led by Elizaphan son of Uzziel. They were in charge of caring for the Chest, the Table, the Lampstand, the Altars, the articles of the Sanctuary used in worship, and the screen—everything having to do with these things. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, supervised the leaders of the Levites and those in charge of the Sanctuary. 33Merari was ancestor to the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites, known as the Merarite clans. The males who were one month and older numbered 6,200. They were led by Zuriel son of Abihail and camped on the north side of The Dwelling. The Merarites were in charge of the frames of The Dwelling, its crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—everything having to do with these things, as well as the posts of the surrounding Courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and cords. 38 Moses and Aaron and his sons camped to the east of The Dwelling, toward the rising sun, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were in charge of maintaining the Sanctuary for the People of Israel and the rituals of worship. Anyone else who tried to perform these duties was to be put to death. 39 The sum total of Levites counted at God' s command by Moses and Aaron, clan by clan, all the males one month and older, numbered 22,000.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

from a month old: The males of all the other tribes were numbered from twenty years old and upwards; but, had the Levites been numbered in this way, they would not have been nearly equal in number to the first-born of the twelve tribes. Add to this, that as there must have been first-born of all ages in the other tribes, it was necessary that the Levites, who were to be their substitutes, should also be of all ages; and it appears to have been partly on this ground, that the Levites were numbered from a month old and upwards. Numbers 4:38-40

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:15 - General Numbers 3:39 - and Aaron Numbers 4:44 - General Joshua 21:6 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
Genesis 3:6
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Genesis 3:12
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
Revelation 2:7
"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I'm about to call each conqueror to dinner. I'm spreading a banquet of Tree-of-Life fruit, a supper plucked from God's orchard."
Revelation 22:14
"How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they'll walk through the gates to the City. But outside for good are the filthy curs: sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, idolaters—all who love and live lies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Those that were numbered of them,.... Of the two families that sprung from Gershon:

according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upwards: in the said families;

[even] those that were numbered of them, [were] seven thousand and five hundred; 7,500 men, which was neither the least nor the largest number of the sons of Levi.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 3:22. Seven thousand and five hundred — Perhaps originally resh, 200, instead of caph, 500; see the following note.


 
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