This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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Gill's Exposition
These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites,.... See Gill on Num 4:34.
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Numbers 4:38
num 4:38
num 4:38
num 4:38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon,.... See…
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