Numbers 4:49
in Numbers 4At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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ASV
According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
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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This verse in Numbers 4
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.--This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
According to the commandment of the Lord, they were numbered by the hand of Moses,....
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פִּ֨י | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| פָּקַ֤ד | pakad | someone enrolled | H6485 → | 303 times |
| אוֹתָם֙ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אִ֛ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ | avodato | service his | H5656 → | 145 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַשָּׂא֑וֹ | masao | burden his | H4853 → | 66 times |
| וּפְקֻדָ֕יו | ufekudav | and enrolled [men] his | H6485 → | 303 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פִּ֨י[the] mouth of
piH6310 →498 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
פָּקַ֤דsomeone enrolled
pakadH6485 →303 times
אוֹתָם֙<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אִ֥ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אִ֛ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֲבֹדָת֖וֹservice his
avodatoH5656 →145 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
מַשָּׂא֑וֹburden his
masaoH4853 →66 times
וּפְקֻדָ֕יוand enrolled [men] his
ufekudavH6485 →303 times
אֲשֶׁר־whom
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 7:9
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 13:9–10
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 10:21
Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
Through
Numbers 1:54Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:32
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
- Deuteronomy 12:32
Through
Numbers 4:31This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
it leads to
- Numbers 3:36–37
The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,
- Numbers 3:36–37
Through
Numbers 4:24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
it leads to
- Numbers 4:19
In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his…
- Numbers 4:19
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
