Numbers 4:38

38 The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.

Numbers 4:38 in Other Translations

KJV
38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
ESV
38 Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers' houses,
NLT
38 The Gershonite division was also listed by its clans and families.
MSG
38 The Gershonites were counted by clan and family.
CSB
38 The Gershonites were registered by their clans and their ancestral houses,

Numbers 4:38 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:38

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon
(See Gill on Numbers 4:34).

Numbers 4:38 In-Context

36 counted by clans, were 2,750.
37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
38 The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.
39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 46:11
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