Numbers 4:1
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;
Numbers 1:51And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:1
In the former chapter an account was taken of the whole tribe of Levi, in this we have an account of those of that tribe who were in the prime of their time for service, betwixt thirty and fifty years old. I. The serviceable men of the Kohathites are ordered to be numbered, and their charges are given them, ver. 2-20 . II. Of the Gershonites, ver. 24-28 . III. Of the Merarites, ver. 29-33 . IV. The numbers of each, and the sum total at last, are recorded, ver. 34 , &c. Read the whole commentary →