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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<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"><a href="/niv/numbers/3.htm">New International Version</a> The total number of Levites counted at the LORD&#8217s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000. <a href="/nlt/numbers/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD’s command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older. <a href="/esv/numbers/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the LORD, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/numbers/3.htm">King James Bible</a> All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/3.htm">New King James Version</a> All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the command of the LORD by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand. <a href="/nasb/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the LORD by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the LORD by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/lsb/numbers/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of Yahweh by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/amp/numbers/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All the men of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the LORD, by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/csb/numbers/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron registered by their clans at the LORD’s command was 22,000. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron registered by their clans at the LORD&#8217s command was 22,000. <a href="/asv/numbers/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/cev/numbers/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Moses and Aaron obeyed the LORD and counted the Levites by their clans. The total number of Levites at least one month old was 22,000. <a href="/erv/numbers/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/gwt/numbers/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The grand total of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD's command, by families, every male who was at least one month old, was 22,000. <a href="/gnt/numbers/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The total number of all the Levite males one month old or older that Moses enrolled by clans at the command of the LORD, was 22,000. <a href="/isv/numbers/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> As the LORD had instructed, everyone counted by Moses and Aaron from the descendants of Levi, according to their tribe, all males from a month old and above numbered 22,000. <a href="/msb/numbers/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/numbers/3.htm">NET Bible</a> All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the LORD, according to their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000. <a href="/nheb/numbers/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand. <a href="/wbt/numbers/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/web/numbers/3.htm">World English Bible</a> All who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the commandment of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> All those numbered of the Levites whom Moses numbered—Aaron also—by the command of YHWH, by their families, every male from a son of a month and upward, [are] twenty-two thousand. <a href="/ylt/numbers/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> All those numbered of the Levites whom Moses numbered -- Aaron also -- by the command of Jehovah, by their families, every male from a son of a month and upward, are two and twenty thousand. <a href="/slt/numbers/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> All they being reviewed of the Levites, which Moses reviewed and Aaron, at the mouth of Jehovah, according to their families, every male from the son of a month and above, two and twenty thousand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All the Levites, that Moses and Aaron numbered according to the precept of the Lord, by their families, of the male kind from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by their families according to the precept of the Lord, of the male gender, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand. <a href="/nabre/numbers/3.htm">New American Bible</a> The total enrollment of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron enrolled at the direction of the LORD, by clans, every male a month old or more, was twenty-two thousand. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The total enrollment of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron enrolled at the commandment of the LORD, by their clans, all the males from a month old and upward, was twenty-two thousand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> All of the number of Levi whom Moshe numbered by the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH, every male from a son of a month and above: twenty and two thousand.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. <a href="/sep/numbers/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upwards, were two and twenty thousand. <a href="/parallel/numbers/3-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=946" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/3.htm">Moses and Aaron</a> 38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death. 39<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.">The total</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qū·ḏê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">number</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">of Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: wə·ʾa·hă·rōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">counted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">by their clans</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">command,</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.">including 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·ma‘·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/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">was 22,000.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ā·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37</a> The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children. <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Exodus 38:26</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46</a> And all those counted totaled 603,550. <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32</a> These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. <a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Numbers 26:62</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8-11</a> Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. / He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. / He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/6-48.htm">1 Chronicles 6:48-49</a> Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God. / But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">1 Chronicles 23:3-6</a> 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.” ... <a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm">1 Chronicles 23:24-32</a> 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.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a> 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. <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Ezra 2:36-39</a> The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; / the descendants of Immer, 1,052; / the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; ... <a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm">Nehemiah 7:39-42</a> The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; / the descendants of Immer, 1,052; / the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; ... <a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1-7</a> Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ... <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.<a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Numbers 3:28</a> In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.<a href="/numbers/3-22.htm">Numbers 3:22</a> Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.<a href="/numbers/3-11.htm">Numbers 3:11</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,<a href="/numbers/4-47.htm">Numbers 4:47,48</a> From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, … <a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Numbers 26:62</a> And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/numbers/3-16.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/3-16.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Families</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Including</a> <a href="/numbers/3-32.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Males</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/3-20.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-12.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/numbers/3-34.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-48.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/4-2.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/numbers/3-42.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/4-2.htm">Families</a> <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Including</a> <a href="/numbers/3-41.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Males</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/4-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/4-22.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 3</div>1. <a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">The sons of Aaron</a> 5. <a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn</a> 14. <a href="/numbers/3-14.htm">Are numbered by their families</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites</a> 27. <a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Of the Kohathites</a> 33. <a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Of the Merarites</a> 38. <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">The place and charge of Moses and Aaron</a> 40. <a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">The firstborn are freed by the Levites</a> 44. <a href="/numbers/3-44.htm">The balances are refunded</a> </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'; 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The Levites were set apart for special service to God, distinct from the other tribes of Israel. This counting was done at God's command, emphasizing divine authority and the importance of obedience. The Levites were not included in the general census of the Israelites because they had a unique role in the religious life of the nation, serving in the tabernacle and later the temple. This separation underscores the holiness required for those who serve directly in God's presence.including all the males a month old or more The inclusion of males from one month old indicates the dedication of the Levites from a very young age. This early inclusion signifies the lifelong commitment expected of the Levites in their service to God. It also reflects the cultural and historical context of the time, where lineage and family roles were established early. This practice can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament concept of being set apart for God's service from birth, as seen in the lives of figures like John the Baptist and Timothy.was 22,000 The number 22,000 is significant in that it represents the totality of the Levite males dedicated to service. This number is symbolic of completeness and sufficiency for the tasks assigned to them. In biblical numerology, numbers often have deeper meanings, and while 22,000 is not a commonly symbolic number, it does reflect the organized and structured nature of the Israelite community. The Levites' role as substitutes for the firstborn of Israel (<a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Numbers 3:12-13</a>) points to the concept of redemption and substitution, themes that are fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate substitute and redeemer for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He is responsible for numbering the Levites as commanded by God. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He assists Moses in the census of the Levites. 3. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> A tribe set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle. They are not counted among the other tribes for military purposes but are dedicated to the service of God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_command.htm">The LORD’s Command</a> The directive from God to Moses and Aaron to take a census of the Levites, emphasizing the divine authority behind the task. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites, where the Levites serve.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_selection_and_purpose.htm">Divine Selection and Purpose</a> God chooses specific people for specific roles. The Levites were chosen for service, reminding us that God has a purpose for each of us. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a> Moses and Aaron's obedience in numbering the Levites highlights the importance of following God's instructions precisely. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_service_in_worship.htm">The Role of Service in Worship</a> The Levites' role emphasizes that service is a form of worship. We are called to serve God and others as an act of worship. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a> The Levites were responsible for the spiritual well-being of the community. We, too, have responsibilities within our faith communities. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a> The Levites were counted from a month old, showing that faithfulness begins early and in seemingly small tasks.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 3</a> <a href="/q/is_22,000_levites_plausible_then.htm">Numbers 3:39 – How plausible is the total of exactly 22,000 Levites, given population estimates of that era? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_korah_oppose_moses_and_aaron.htm">Why did Korah rebel against Moses and Aaron?</a> <a href="/q/is_38,000_levites_realistic_then.htm">In 1 Chronicles 23:3, is the reported total of 38,000 Levites realistic given the historical population estimates of the era? </a> <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><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) And Aaron . . . --In the Hebrew text the word Aaron has certain marks over it, known as puncta extraordinaria, denoting that it is to be regarded as spurious or doubtful. It is omitted in the Samaritan and Syriac versions and in a few MSS. There appears. however, to be no sufficient reason for its rejection from the text.Twenty and two thousand.--The total of the three several items--viz., 7,500, 8,600, and 6,200--amounts to 22,300. It appears, however, from <a href="/numbers/3-46.htm" title="And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;">Numbers 3:46</a> that the total is correctly given as 22,000, inasmuch as the number of the firstborn, 22,273, exceeded that of the Levites by 273. It has been suggested that in <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm" title="In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.">Numbers 3:28</a> we should read ??? (shalosh), three, for ?? (shesh), six--i.e., 8,300 instead of 8,600; or, if the numbers were denoted, as it has been commonly supposed, by the letters of the alphabet, it is quite possible that one letter may have been substituted by the scribe for another. Some suppose that the three hundred were themselves firstborn sons, who had been born since the command to sanctify the firstborn, and that it is on this account that they were not included in the census. (See Bishop Wordsworth's Notes in loc., where the reasons which may be assigned for the extreme paucity of this tribe, as compared with the other tribes, are discussed.) The later census, which also included the children from a month old and upwards, shows but a very small increase in the number of this tribe, the number on that occasion amounting only to 23,000 (<a href="/numbers/26-62.htm" title="And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.">Numbers 26:62</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - Twenty and two thousand. It is obvious that there is a discrepancy between this total and its three component numbers, which make 22,300. It is so obvious that it must have been innocent; no one deliberately falsifying or forging would have left so palpable a discrepancy on the face of the narrative. It may, therefore, have arisen from an error in transcription (the alteration of a single letter would suffice); or it may be due to the fact that, for some reason not stated, 300 were struck off the Levitical total for the purpose of this census. Such a reason was found by the Hebrew expositors, and has been accepted by some moderns, in the fact that the Levites were taken and counted instead of the first-born, and that, therefore, their own first-born would have to he excluded. There is nothing to be said against this explanation, except that no trace of it appears in a narrative otherwise very full and minute. The first-born of the Levites may have been just 300 (although the number is singularly small), and they may have been considered ineligible for the purpose of redeeming other first-born; but if so, why did not the sacred writer say so, instead of silently reducing the total of "all that were numbered of the Levites"? <a href="/commentaries/numbers/3-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The total כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every number פְּקוּדֵ֨י (pə·qū·ḏê) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit of Levites הַלְוִיִּ֜ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi that אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Moses מֹשֶׁ֧ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver and Aaron וְׄאַׄהֲׄרֹ֛ׄןׄ‪‬ (wə·’a·hă·rōn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses registered פָּקַ֨ד (pā·qaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit by their clans לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel command, פִּ֥י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to including all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the males זָכָר֙ (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> Remembered, a male a month old מִבֶּן־ (mib·ben-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or more, וָמַ֔עְלָה (wā·ma‘·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top was 22,000. שְׁנַ֥יִם (šə·na·yim) Number - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">OT Law: Numbers 3:39 All who were numbered of the Levites (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 3:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 3:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 3:40" /></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>