Numbers 3:33

33 {To Merari belonged} the clan of Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these [are] the clans of Merari.

Numbers 3:33 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:33

Of Merari [were] the family of the Mahlites, and the family of
the Mushites
So called from his two sons Mahli and Mushi, ( Numbers 3:20 ) ;

these [are] the families of Merari;
the youngest son of Levi, ( Numbers 3:17 ) .

Numbers 3:33 In-Context

31 Their responsibility [was] the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altar, and the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all of its use.

32 The {chief of the leaders} of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest [who had] oversight of those keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.

33 {To Merari belonged} the clan of Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these [are] the clans of Merari.

34 The {ones counted} according to the number of every male from {one month} and above [were] six thousand two hundred.

35 [The] leader of {the family} according to the clans of Merari [is] Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "for Merari [was]"
• [b] Hebrew "Mahlite"
• [c] Hebrew "Mushite"