Numbers 4:29

As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,

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In The King James Version

As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

In Context

28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

30from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:22-34

21 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering,… Read the whole commentary →

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