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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, <i>were</i> six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, <i>were</i> six thousand two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their numbered men in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their numbered men in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, <i>were</i> 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And their numbered men, in the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, <i>were</i> 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The males who were numbered, every male from a month old and upward <i>totaled</i> 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they had 6,200 men and boys at least one month old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The total number of all the males at least one month old was 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 6,200. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, [are] six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, are six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they being reviewed according to the number of every male, from the son of a month and above, six thousand and two hundred,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />all those of the male gender, from one month and above: six thousand two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their enrollment, registering every male of a month or more, was six thousand two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their enrollment, counting all the males from a month old and upward, was six thousand two hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their number according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, was six thousand and two hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their number in the number of every male from a son of a month and above: six thousand and two hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The mustering of them according to number, every male from a month old and upwards, <i>was</i> six thousand and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/3-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=895" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">The Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33</span>From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: ū·p̄ə·qu·ḏê·hem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">The number</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: bə·mis·par (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">the males</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">a month</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·ben- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">old</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: wā·mā·‘ə·lāh (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">or more</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šê·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">was 6,200.</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mā·ṯā·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-49.htm">Numbers 1:49-50</a></span><br />“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites. / Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-46.htm">Numbers 4:46-48</a></span><br />So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites / from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting. / And the number of men was 8,580.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-24.htm">Numbers 8:24-26</a></span><br />“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting. / But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve. / After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Numbers 18:23-24</a></span><br />The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites. / For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">1 Chronicles 23:3-6</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm">1 Chronicles 23:24-32</a></span><br />These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD. / For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. / So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">1 Chronicles 24:1-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">1 Chronicles 26:12-19</a></span><br />These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did. / They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike. / The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-26.htm">Exodus 32:26-29</a></span><br />So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him. / He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” / The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8-9</a></span><br />At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day. / That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">1 Kings 8:4</a></span><br />and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a></span><br />However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/5-1.htm">Numbers 5:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/3-22.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Males</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Numbering</a> <a href="/numbers/2-30.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Males</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Numbering</a> <a href="/numbers/4-36.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/4-40.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">The sons of Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-14.htm">Are numbered by their families</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Of the Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">The place and charge of Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">The firstborn are freed by the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/3-44.htm">The balances are refunded</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The number of all the males a month old or more</b><br>In the context of <a href="/numbers/3.htm">Numbers 3</a>, this phrase refers to the census of the Levites, specifically the Gershonite clan. The Levites were set apart for service in the tabernacle, and this census was crucial for organizing their duties. The age of "a month old or more" indicates that even infants were counted, emphasizing the importance of every male in the tribe for future service. This practice reflects the cultural and religious significance of the firstborn and the dedication of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn of Israel (<a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Numbers 3:12-13</a>). The inclusion of infants highlights the continuity of service and the preparation for future generations to uphold the sacred duties.<p><b>was 6,200</b><br>The specific number of 6,200 males in the Gershonite clan underscores the detailed record-keeping and organization within the Israelite community. This number is significant in understanding the distribution of responsibilities among the Levites. The Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle's curtains, coverings, and other fabric elements (<a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Numbers 3:25-26</a>). The precision of this count reflects the orderly nature of God's instructions to Moses and the importance of each clan's role in the worship and movement of the Israelites. This meticulous attention to detail is mirrored in other biblical accounts, such as the genealogies in 1 Chronicles, which also emphasize the importance of lineage and duty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle. They were not counted among the other tribes for military purposes but were dedicated to the service of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gershonites.htm">Gershonites</a></b><br>One of the three main divisions of the Levites, descended from Gershon, the son of Levi. They were responsible for the care of the Tabernacle's curtains and coverings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who, under God's command, conducted the census of the Levites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. It was central to their worship and community life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, where God provided laws and instructions for worship and community living.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_service.htm">The Importance of Service</a></b><br>The Gershonites' role highlights the importance of service in God's kingdom. Every task, no matter how seemingly mundane, is vital to the functioning of the community of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_structure.htm">God's Order and Structure</a></b><br>The specific counting and organization of the Levites demonstrate God's desire for order and structure in worship and community life. This reflects His nature and should inspire us to seek order in our spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dedication_from_a_young_age.htm">Dedication from a Young Age</a></b><br>The counting of males from one month old signifies the early dedication to God's service. This can inspire us to dedicate our lives and the lives of our children to God from an early age.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>Each group within the Levites had specific responsibilities, teaching us the value of community and the importance of each member fulfilling their God-given role.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_archaeology_contradict_exodus.htm">If the Bible is accurate, why does archaeology contradict the Exodus story (e.g., no evidence of millions wandering the desert)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_feasible_to_count_all_males_1+_month.htm">Numbers 3:15 - Is it realistic to gather and count every male from one month old and upward in a nomadic environment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_27_1-8's_altar_fit_other_texts.htm">Exodus 27:1-8: Does the prescribed size and design of the altar align with the volume and frequency of sacrifices mentioned in other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_redeem_273_extra_firstborns.htm">Numbers 3:43 - Why is there a mismatch requiring the redemption of 273 surplus firstborn, suggesting an uneven count?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/3-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The number</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·qu·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the males</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one month old</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or more</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמָ֑עְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mā·‘ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was 6,200.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbers 3:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">OT Law: Numbers 3:34 Those who were numbered of them according (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 3:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/3-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 3:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>