Numbers 4:1

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 4:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron
After they had taken the number of the Levites, and made an exchange of the firstborn of Israel for them; and now they are ordered to number them a second time, and take out from them such as were fit for service:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 4:1 In-Context

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 "Count the Kohathites among the Levites by family groups and families.

3 Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who come to serve in the Meeting Tent.

4 "The Kohathites are responsible for the most holy things in the Meeting Tent.

5 When the Israelites are ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the Holy Tent, take down the curtain, and cover the Ark of the Agreement with it.