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New King James Version

Numbers 4:2

"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house,

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kohath, Kohathites;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Table;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Koliath;   Tabernacle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Gems;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kehat from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
King James Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Lexham English Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from the midst of the descendants of Levi, according to their clans and their families,
New Century Version
"Count the Kohathites among the Levites by family groups and families.
New English Translation
"Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,
Amplified Bible
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families (clans), by their fathers' households,
New American Standard Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath fro among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, and houses of their fathers,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,
Contemporary English Version
Find out how many men between the ages of thirty and fifty are in the four Levite clans of Kohath. Count only those who are able to work at the sacred tent.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take a census of the descendants of K'hat, who are among the descendants of Levi, by clans and families,
Darby Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers' houses,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Count the men in the families of the Kohath family group. (The Kohath family group is a part of Levi's family group.)
English Standard Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
George Lamsa Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families,
Literal Translation
Lift the heads of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde: Take ye summe of the childre of Rahath from amonge the childre of Leui, after their kynreds & fathers houses
American Standard Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Bible in Basic English
Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the summe of the chyldren of Caath fro among the sonnes of Leui, after their kinredes and houses of their fathers:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
King James Version (1611)
Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath, from among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, by the house of their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the sum of the children of Caath from the midst of the sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their fathers’ households;
English Revised Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Berean Standard Bible
"Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Take thou the summe of the sones of Caath, fro the myddis of Leuytis,
Young's Literal Translation
`Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers;
Update Bible Version
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Webster's Bible Translation
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers;
World English Bible
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
New Living Translation
"Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi.
New Life Bible
"Number the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi. Number them by their families, by the fathers' houses,
New Revised Standard
Take a census of the Kohathites separate from the other Levites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Reckon up the sum of the sons of Kohath, out of the midst of the sons of Levi, - by their families by their ancestral house:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the sum of the sons of Caath from the midst of the Levites, by their houses and families.
Revised Standard Version
"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and their fathers' houses,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,

Contextual Overview

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house, 3 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. 4 "This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things: 5 When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. 6 Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles. 7 On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread [fn] shall be on it. 8 They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. 9 And they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. 10 Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a carrying beam.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:34 - General Joshua 21:10 - General 1 Chronicles 15:2 - None ought to 1 Chronicles 23:3 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 29:12 - Kohathites

Cross-References

Genesis 3:23
therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:25
And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed."
Genesis 4:26
26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. [fn] Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." So he said to him, "Here I am."
Genesis 47:3
Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers."
Exodus 3:1
Exodus 6:2-7:7; 11:1-4; 12:35,36">[xr] Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalms 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Amos 7:15
Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, "Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'
Luke 11:51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,.... They were to begin with them first, and number them:

after their families, by the house of their fathers; as many as were of the age after mentioned; and the reason why they began with Kohath, and not Gershon, the eldest son, as in the former numbering, was; not as Aben Ezra suggests, because of Moses and Aaron, who sprung from him, for that, if it had any strength in it, would have held good before; but rather, as Chaskuni and others, because the Kohathites carried the ark and other holy things; though the true reason seems to be, because of the order observed in taking down the tabernacle, and removing the parts of it, and the things in it; and it was most proper and reasonable, when they were about to take it down, first to take out the ark, table, c. which was the business of the Kohathites to carry next to take down the curtains, coverings, and hangings for the tabernacle and court, and the doors thereof, which were the charge of the Merarites; wherefore, in this order the sum out of each of them fit for business were ordered to be numbered.


 
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