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Numbers 4:49

Numbers 4:49
According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 4:34-49

We have here a particular account of the numbers of the three families of the Levites respectively, that is, of the effective men, between thirty years old and fifty. Observe, 1. The Kohathites were,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

thus were they numbered of him, as&c. This is a paraphrase which gives the required sense. The Heb. is corrupt, but the LXX. reads and they were numbered, as &c.1 [Note: Apparently וַיְפֻקְדוּ…