Numbers 3:27

These clans come from Kohath: the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These clans belong to the Kohathites.

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In The King James Version

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

In Context

26They must care for the courtyard hangings, the curtain at the courtyard entrance—the courtyard that surrounds the sanctuary and the altar. They must care for the ropes of the tent of meeting and for everything in it.

288,600 males have been counted aged one month old and older to take care of the things that belong to Yahweh.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:2“Conduct a census of the male descendants of Kohath from among the Levites, by their clans and families.

1 Chronicles 23:12There were four of Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Ezekiel 40:45Then the man said to me, “This room facing south is for the priests who are on duty in the temple.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:15-40

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord , as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families;… Read the whole commentary →

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