Numbers 4:46
New International Version
So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.

New Living Translation
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families.

English Standard Version
All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,

Berean Standard Bible
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites

King James Bible
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

New King James Version
All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,

New American Standard Bible
All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ households,

NASB 1995
All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households,

NASB 1977
All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households,

Legacy Standard Bible
All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ households,

Amplified Bible
All the men who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted by their families (clans) and by their fathers’ households,

Christian Standard Bible
Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral families,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral houses,

American Standard Version
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

English Revised Version
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The grand total of all the Levites whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered was 8,580. They were listed by families and households.

International Standard Version
The total of those who were numbered from the descendants of Levi by Moses and Aaron; that is, from the leaders of Israel counted according to their tribes and ancestral houses

Majority Standard Bible
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites

NET Bible
All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,

New Heart English Bible
All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

Webster's Bible Translation
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

World English Bible
All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
All those numbered, whom Moses numbered—Aaron also, and the princes of Israel—of the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

Young's Literal Translation
All those numbered, whom Moses numbered -- Aaron also, and the princes of Israel -- of the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

Smith's Literal Translation
All the reviewings which Moses reviewed, and Aaron, and the chiefs of Israel, the Levites, according to their families, and according to the house of their fathers,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
All that were reckoned up of the Levites, and whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel took by name, by the kindreds and houses of their fathers,

Catholic Public Domain Version
All who were counted from the Levites, and whom, by name, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, counted by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

New American Bible
As for the total enrollment of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron and the Israelite leaders had made, by clans and ancestral houses,

New Revised Standard Version
All those who were enrolled of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel enrolled, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, after their families and by the house of their fathers,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Every number that Moshe and Ahron and the Rulers of Israel numbered for the Levites, for their tribes, for the house of their fathers.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, namely, the Levites, according to their families and according to the houses of their lineage,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
45These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses. 46So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites 47from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.…

Cross References
Numbers 1:2-3
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.

Numbers 3:39
The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.

Numbers 26:62
The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

Exodus 38:26
a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

1 Chronicles 23:3-24
The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. / “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, / 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” ...

1 Chronicles 23:27-32
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, / but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, / as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. ...

1 Chronicles 24:1-19
These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ...

1 Chronicles 25:1-31
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ...

1 Chronicles 26:1-19
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph. / Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, / Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. ...

1 Chronicles 27:1-15
This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division: / Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division. / He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month. ...

2 Chronicles 31:17
and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their responsibilities and divisions.

Ezra 3:8
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.

Nehemiah 7:66-67
The whole assembly numbered 42,360, / in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

Nehemiah 11:12-14
and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; / and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer; / and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

Matthew 10:1-4
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. / These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; / Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ...


Treasury of Scripture

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Numbers 4
1. The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
4. The duty of the Kohathites
16. The charge of Eleazar
17. The office of the priests
21. The duty of the Gershonites
29. Of the Merarites
34. The number of the Kohathites
38. Of the Gershonites
42. And of the Merarites














So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel
This phrase highlights the leadership structure established by God for the Israelites. Moses and Aaron, as chosen leaders, represent both the prophetic and priestly roles, while the "leaders of Israel" signify the tribal heads or elders who were responsible for governance and decision-making. The Hebrew root for "leaders" (נָשִׂיא, nasi) implies a sense of elevation or lifting up, indicating their esteemed position among the people. This structure underscores the importance of organized leadership in fulfilling God's commands and maintaining order within the community.

numbered
The act of numbering, or taking a census, is significant in the context of the Israelites' journey. The Hebrew word used here is פָּקַד (paqad), which can mean to count, muster, or appoint. This census was not merely for statistical purposes but was a divine directive to organize the Levites for their sacred duties. It reflects God's orderliness and the importance of each individual's role in the larger community. The act of numbering also signifies accountability and readiness for service.

all the Levites
The Levites held a unique position among the tribes of Israel, set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle. Their selection was a fulfillment of God's promise and a reflection of His holiness. The Levites were not given a territorial inheritance like the other tribes; instead, their inheritance was the Lord Himself, as they were dedicated to His service. This phrase emphasizes the special calling and responsibility of the Levites in maintaining the spiritual life of the nation.

by their clans and families
This phrase indicates the detailed and organized manner in which the census was conducted. The Hebrew words for "clans" (מִשְׁפָּחָה, mishpachah) and "families" (בֵּית אָבוֹת, beit avot) reflect the social structure of ancient Israel, where identity and inheritance were closely tied to one's family and clan. This organization ensured that each Levite was accounted for and that their specific roles and responsibilities were clearly defined. It also highlights the communal aspect of Israelite society, where family and clan played a central role in one's identity and function within the community.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֧ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

Aaron,
וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן (wə·’a·hă·rōn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and the leaders
וּנְשִׂיאֵ֥י (ū·nə·śî·’ê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

counted
הַפְּקֻדִ֡ים (hap·pə·qu·ḏîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

by their clans
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

and families
אֲבֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

all
כָּֽל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi


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