Numbers 4:40

yea they who were numbered of them, by their families, by their ancestral house,—were found to be—two thousand, and six hundred, and thirty.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

In Context

39from thirty years old and upwards, even to fifty years old, all that might enter the host, to labour in the tent of meeting,:

41These, are they who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who might labour in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron did number, at the bidding of Yahweh.

Read all of Numbers 4

Cross References

Numbers 3:32And the prince of the princes of the Levites, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest,—to have the oversight of them that were to keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:35-49

34 And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: 36 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Numbers 4:40