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And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernaclenorthward.
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And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
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But those that encampbefore the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregationeastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons,keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
39
All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaronnumbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a monthold and upward, were twenty and twothousand.
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And the LORDsaid unto Moses,Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a monthold and upward, and take the number of their names.
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And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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And all the firstbornmales by the number of names, from a monthold and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and twothousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen*.