These were Levi’s descendants. They were listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person’s name was listed. The people who were listed were 20 years old or older. They served in the Lord’s Temple.
Numbers 4:34 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the Israelites counted the Kohathites. They counted them by families and family groups. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and their fathers' houses, American Standard Version (1901) And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, Common English Bible So Moses, Aaron, and the chiefs of the community enrolled the Kohathites by their clans and their households, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of the assembly, took a census of the sons of Kohath, by the kinships and houses of their fathers, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Moses and Aaron and the princes of the synagogue reckoned up the sons of Caath, by their kindreds and the houses of their fathers, |
These were Levi’s descendants. They were listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person’s name was listed. The people who were listed were 20 years old or older. They served in the Lord’s Temple.
One man from each tribe will help you. This man will be the leader of his tribe.
The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel belonged to the family of Kohath. They were the Kohathite family groups.
This is what the people from the Merari family will do to serve in the work for the Meeting Tent. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for their work.”
They counted all the men from 30 to 50 years old who were able to serve. These men were given special work to do for the Meeting Tent.