The Merarites
29 “Count the Merarites by their clans and families.
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Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
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As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,
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as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.
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This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.”
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.
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All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
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counted by clans, were 2,750.
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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.
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The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.
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All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
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counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.
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This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command.
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The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.
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All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
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counted by their clans, were 3,200.
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This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
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So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.
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All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting
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At the LORD’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the LORD commanded Moses.