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What does Numbers 4:41 mean?
"These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh."
— Numbers 4:41 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,
even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.
These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.
Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,
even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.
Explanation
This verse comes at the close of a detailed census of one particular Levite clan, the Gershonites, who were responsible for transporting the fabric components of the tabernacle—its curtains, coverings, and hangings—whenever Israel moved camp
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