Numbers 4:29

As for the Bnei Merari, thou shalt number them after their mishpekhot, by the bais of their avot;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 Avodat Mishpekhot Bnei HaGershoni in the Ohel Mo'ed; and mishmeret (guard duty responsibility) shall be under the direction of Itamar ben Aharon HaKohen.

30From shloshim shanah (thirty years old) and upward even until chamishim shanah (fifty years old) shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the tz'va (holy militia service of Hashem ), to do the work of the Avodat Ohel Mo'ed.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:37And the pillars of the khatzer round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

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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