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Numbers 3:24

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Governor;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph;   Lael;   Lemuel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph;   Gershon;   Lael;   Levites;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Eliasaph;   Job;   Lael;   Moses;   Name, Names;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph ;   First-Begotten, First-Born,;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Lael ;   Levites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Camp and encamp;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'asaph;   La'el;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;   Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliasaph;   Lael;   Moses;   Prince;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chief;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershoni shall be Elyasaf the son of La'el.
King James Version
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Lexham English Bible
and the leader of the family of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.
New Century Version
The leader of the families of Gershon was Eliasaph son of Lael.
New English Translation
Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Amplified Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New American Standard Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites: Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The captaine and auncient of the house of the Gershonites shalbe Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Contemporary English Version
under the leadership of Eliasaph son of Lael.
Complete Jewish Bible
The chief of the Gershon clan was Elyasaf, the son of La'el.
Darby Translation
And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Easy-to-Read Version
The leader of the family groups of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
English Standard Version
with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.
George Lamsa Translation
And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Eliab.
Good News Translation
with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.
Christian Standard Bible®
and the leader of the Gershonite families was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Literal Translation
The ruler of the fathers' house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let Eliasaph the sonne of Lael be their ruler.
American Standard Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Bible in Basic English
The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The captayne and most auncient of the house of the Gersonites, shalbe Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael,
King James Version (1611)
And the chiefe of the house of the father of the Gershonites, shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael.
English Revised Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Berean Standard Bible
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
vndur the prince Eliasaph, the sone of Jahel.
Young's Literal Translation
And the prince of a father's house for the Gershonite [is] Eliasaph son of Lael.
Update Bible Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.
World English Bible
The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New King James Version
And the leader of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New Living Translation
The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.
New Life Bible
The leader of the fathers' houses of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New Revised Standard
with Eliasaph son of Lael as head of the ancestral house of the Gershonites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites, was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Revised Standard Version
with Eli'asaph, the son of La'el as head of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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

Lael: i.e. unto, by, because of God, [Strong's H3815]. Numbers 3:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:22 - General Numbers 4:44 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
Genesis 3:8
When they heard the sound of God strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the Man and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from God.
Genesis 3:9
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:16
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
Genesis 3:17
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
Genesis 3:22
God said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!"
Joshua 5:13
And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword. Joshua stepped up to him and said, "Whose side are you on—ours or our enemies'?"
1 Samuel 4:4
So the army sent orders to Shiloh. They brought the Chest of the Covenant of God , the God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the Cherubim-Enthroned- God . Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, accompanied the Chest of the Covenant of God.
Psalms 80:1
An Asaph Psalm Listen, Shepherd, Israel's Shepherd— get all your Joseph sheep together. Throw beams of light from your dazzling throne So Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh can see where they're going. Get out of bed—you've slept long enough! Come on the run before it's too late.
Psalms 99:1
God rules. On your toes, everybody! He rules from his angel throne—take notice! God looms majestic in Zion, He towers in splendor over all the big names. Great and terrible your beauty: let everyone praise you! Holy. Yes, holy.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites,.... Who had the chief authority over them, and the chief direction of them in what they were to do:

[shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael; but who he was, or of which family of the Gershonites, whether of the Libnites or Shimites, is not said here or elsewhere; nor do the Jewish writers, who affect to know every thing, pretend to tell us.


 
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