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New Century Version

Numbers 4:2

"Count the Kohathites among the Levites by family groups and families.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kohath, Kohathites;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Table;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Koliath;   Tabernacle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Gems;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kehat from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
King James Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Lexham English Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from the midst of the descendants of Levi, according to their clans and their families,
New English Translation
"Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,
Amplified Bible
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families (clans), by their fathers' households,
New American Standard Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath fro among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, and houses of their fathers,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,
Contemporary English Version
Find out how many men between the ages of thirty and fifty are in the four Levite clans of Kohath. Count only those who are able to work at the sacred tent.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of K'hat, who are among the descendants of Levi, by clans and families,
Darby Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Count the men in the families of the Kohath family group. (The Kohath family group is a part of Levi's family group.)
English Standard Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
George Lamsa Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families,
Literal Translation
Lift the heads of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde: Take ye summe of the childre of Rahath from amonge the childre of Leui, after their kynreds & fathers houses
American Standard Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Bible in Basic English
Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the summe of the chyldren of Caath fro among the sonnes of Leui, after their kinredes and houses of their fathers:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
King James Version (1611)
Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath, from among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, by the house of their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the sum of the children of Caath from the midst of the sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their fathers’ households;
English Revised Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Berean Standard Bible
"Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Take thou the summe of the sones of Caath, fro the myddis of Leuytis,
Young's Literal Translation
`Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers;
Update Bible Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Webster's Bible Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers;
World English Bible
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
New King James Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house,
New Living Translation
"Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi.
New Life Bible
"Number the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi. Number them by their families, by the fathers' houses,
New Revised Standard
Take a census of the Kohathites separate from the other Levites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Reckon up the sum of the sons of Kohath, out of the midst of the sons of Levi, - by their families by their ancestral house:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the sum of the sons of Caath from the midst of the Levites, by their houses and families.
Revised Standard Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and their fathers' houses,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Count the Kohathites among the Levites by family groups and families. 3 Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who come to serve in the Meeting Tent. 4 "The Kohathites are responsible for the most holy things in the Meeting Tent. 5 When the Israelites are ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the Holy Tent, take down the curtain, and cover the Ark of the Agreement with it. 6 Over this they must put a covering made from fine leather, then spread the solid blue cloth over that, and put the poles in place. 7 "Then they must spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread that shows a person is in God's presence. They must put the plates, pans, bowls, and the jars for drink offerings on the table; they must leave the bread that is always there on the table. 8 Then they must put a red cloth over all of these things, cover everything with fine leather, and put the poles in place. 9 "With a blue cloth they must cover the lampstand, its lamps, its wick trimmers, its trays, and all the jars for the oil used in the lamps. 10 Then they must wrap everything in fine leather and put all these things on a frame for carrying them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:34 - General Joshua 21:10 - General 1 Chronicles 15:2 - None ought to 1 Chronicles 23:3 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 29:12 - Kohathites

Cross-References

Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God forced Adam out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:25
Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth and said, "God has given me another child. He will take the place of Abel, who was killed by Cain."
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son, and they named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Genesis 9:20
Noah became a farmer and planted a vineyard.
Genesis 37:13
Israel said to Joseph, "Go to Shechem where your brothers are grazing the flocks." Joseph answered, "I will go."
Genesis 47:3
The king said to the brothers, "What work do you do?" And they said to him, "We, your servants, are shepherds, just as our ancestors were."
Exodus 3:1
One day Moses was taking care of Jethro's flock. (Jethro was the priest of Midian and also Moses' father-in-law.) When Moses led the flock to the west side of the desert, he came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
Psalms 127:3
Children are a gift from the Lord ; babies are a reward.
Amos 7:15
But the Lord took me away from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'
Luke 11:51
from the killing of Abel to the killing of Zechariah, who died between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I tell you that you who are alive now will be punished for them all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,.... They were to begin with them first, and number them:

after their families, by the house of their fathers; as many as were of the age after mentioned; and the reason why they began with Kohath, and not Gershon, the eldest son, as in the former numbering, was; not as Aben Ezra suggests, because of Moses and Aaron, who sprung from him, for that, if it had any strength in it, would have held good before; but rather, as Chaskuni and others, because the Kohathites carried the ark and other holy things; though the true reason seems to be, because of the order observed in taking down the tabernacle, and removing the parts of it, and the things in it; and it was most proper and reasonable, when they were about to take it down, first to take out the ark, table, c. which was the business of the Kohathites to carry next to take down the curtains, coverings, and hangings for the tabernacle and court, and the doors thereof, which were the charge of the Merarites; wherefore, in this order the sum out of each of them fit for business were ordered to be numbered.


 
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