The leader over the leaders of the Levite people was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. Eleazar was in charge of all the people that took care of the holy things.
Numbers 4:40 - Easy To Read Version There were 2,630 men in the families of the Gershon family group that were qualified. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Those who were enrolled of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were 2,630. American Standard Version (1901) even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. Common English Bible their enrollment by their clans and their households was 2,630. Catholic Public Domain Version And there were found two thousand six hundred thirty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were found two thousand six hundred and thirty. |
The leader over the leaders of the Levite people was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. Eleazar was in charge of all the people that took care of the holy things.
All the men from 30 to 50 years old that served in the army were counted. These men were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. [75]
So these men from the Gershon family group were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron did this the way the Lord had told Moses to do.