Numbers 3:34
Numbers 3:34 in Multiple Translations
The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.
The total of all males aged one month or older was 6,200.
And the summe of them, according to the nomber of all the males, from a moneth olde and aboue was sixe thousand and two hundreth.
And their numbered ones, in number, all the males from a son of a month and upward, [are] six thousand and two hundred.
Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.
In those two clans there were 6,200 males who were at least one month old.
Berean Amplified Bible — Numbers 3:34
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Numbers 3:34 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ/פְקֻדֵי/הֶם֙
בְּ/מִסְפַּ֣ר
כָּל
זָכָ֔ר
מִ/בֶּן
חֹ֖דֶשׁ
וָ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
אֲלָפִ֖ים
וּ/מָאתָֽיִם
וּ/פְקֻדֵי/הֶם֙
pâqad
H6485
to reckon
Conj | V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
בְּ/מִסְפַּ֣ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
Prep | N-ms
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
זָכָ֔ר
zâkâr
H2145
male
Adj
מִ/בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
Prep | N-ms
חֹ֖דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
N-ms
וָ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה
maʻal
H4605
above
Conj | Adv | Suff
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
shêsh
H8337
six
Adj
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
Adj
וּ/מָאתָֽיִם
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
Conj | Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Numbers 3:34
וּ/פְקֻדֵי/הֶם֙
pâqad
H6485
"to reckon"
Conj | V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
This word means to visit or oversee, and can imply a range of actions, from friendly to hostile. It is used in various contexts, including appointing, avenging, or delivering something into someone's care. The KJV translates it in many ways, including appoint, avenge, or commit.
Definition: : list/count 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pay attention to, observe 1a2) to attend to 1a3) to seek, look about for 1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack 1a5) to visit 1a6) to visit upon, punish 1a7) to pass in review, muster, number 1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking 1b2) to be visited 1b3) to be visited upon 1b4) to be appointed 1b5) to be watched over 1c) (Piel) to muster, call up 1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer 1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be visited 1f2) to be deposited 1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted 1g) (Hithpael) numbered 1h) (Hothpael) numbered
Usage: Occurs in 269 OT verses. KJV: appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want. See also: Genesis 21:1; Numbers 26:47; Psalms 8:5.
בְּ/מִסְפַּ֣ר
miçpâr
H4557
"number"
Prep | N-ms
This word refers to a number or quantity, whether large or small, and can also mean a narrative or story. It is used in many biblical contexts to describe counting or recounting events. In the Bible, it appears in passages about census and genealogy.
Definition: 1) number, tale 1a) number 1a1) number 1a2) innumerable (with negative) 1a3) few, numerable (alone) 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) 1b) recounting, relation
Usage: Occurs in 129 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time. See also: Genesis 34:30; 1 Chronicles 12:24; Psalms 40:13.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
זָכָ֔ר
zâkâr
H2145
"male"
Adj
This word means male, referring to men or male animals, emphasizing their importance. It is used in the Bible to distinguish between males and females. The word is often translated as 'him' or 'male' in English.
Definition: 1) male (of humans and animals) adj 2) male (of humans)
Usage: Occurs in 80 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind). See also: Genesis 1:27; Numbers 3:22; Isaiah 66:7.
מִ/בֶּן
bên
H1121
"son"
Prep | N-ms
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
חֹ֖דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
"month"
N-ms
The Hebrew term for month, specifically referring to the new moon and the lunar cycle, as described in the book of Exodus and the festivals of Israel. It marks the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar.
Definition: : month 1) the new moon, month, monthly 1a) the first day of the month 1b) the lunar month
Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: month(-ly), new moon. See also: Genesis 7:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; Psalms 81:4.
וָ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה
maʻal
H4605
"above"
Conj | Adv | Suff
Means above or higher, used to describe something's location or position. In the Bible, it appears in passages like Genesis 1:7, where God separates the waters above from the waters below. This word helps us understand God's creation.
Definition: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above
Usage: Occurs in 134 OT verses. KJV: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. See also: Genesis 6:16; 1 Samuel 30:25; Psalms 74:5.
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
shêsh
H8337
"six"
Adj
This Hebrew word means the number six, and is often used in the Bible to describe measurements, like the six days of creation in Genesis 1.
Definition: 1) six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers Aramaic equivalent: shet (שֵׁת "six" H8353)
Usage: Occurs in 202 OT verses. KJV: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth. See also: Genesis 7:6; 1 Kings 6:6; Proverbs 6:16.
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
"thousand"
Adj
A thousand, as in Exodus 20:6 where God shows love to thousands of people. It represents a large number or a company of people under one leader, like an army or a group of soldiers.
Definition: : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops
Usage: Occurs in 390 OT verses. KJV: thousand. See also: Genesis 20:16; Joshua 3:4; 2 Kings 18:23.
וּ/מָאתָֽיִם
mêʼâh
H3967
"hundred"
Conj | Adj
Means a hundred, used as a simple number or part of a larger number in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including fractions like one one-hundredth. Found in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. See also: Genesis 5:3; Numbers 2:6; Judges 18:17.
Study Notes — Numbers 3:34
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Context — The Merarites
32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numbers 2:9 | The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first. |
| 2 | Numbers 2:11 | and his division numbers 46,500. |
| 3 | Numbers 1:21 | those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500. |
Numbers 3:34 Summary
[This verse tells us that there were 6,200 male Levites who were a month old or more, which shows that the Levites were a large and important group of people who served the Lord. The Levites were set apart to serve the Lord and were responsible for the care of the tabernacle, as seen in Numbers 1:47-54 and Numbers 3:6-10. Just like the Levites, we can dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and His people, as seen in Romans 12:1-2 and 1 Peter 4:10-11. By serving the Lord, we can bring joy and glory to Him, and fulfill our purpose in life, as seen in Psalm 100:2 and Colossians 3:23-24.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the number 6,200 in Numbers 3:34?
The number 6,200 represents the total number of male Levites who were a month old or more, which is significant because it shows the large number of Levites available to serve the Lord, as seen in Numbers 3:34 and supported by the census in Numbers 1:47-54, which excluded the Levites from the regular census of the Israelites.
Why were the Levites counted separately from the rest of the Israelites?
The Levites were counted separately because they were set apart to serve the Lord and were not included in the regular census of the Israelites, as stated in Numbers 1:47-54, and their duties were assigned by the Lord, as seen in Numbers 3:6-10 and Numbers 18:1-7.
How does this verse relate to the overall purpose of the book of Numbers?
This verse is part of the book of Numbers, which records the Israelites' journey from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land, and it highlights the importance of the Levites in the worship and service of the Lord, as seen in Numbers 3:1-10 and Deuteronomy 33:8-11.
What can we learn from the organization and leadership of the Levites in this verse?
We can learn the importance of organization, leadership, and service in the church, as seen in 1 Corinthians 12:28 and Ephesians 4:11-12, and we can also see the value of having dedicated leaders, such as Eleazar and Zuriel, who oversaw the duties of the Levites, as mentioned in Numbers 3:32 and Numbers 3:35.
Reflection Questions
- What does this verse teach us about the importance of serving the Lord with our lives?
- How can we, like the Levites, dedicate ourselves to serving the Lord and His people?
- What role do leaders play in the church, and how can we support and pray for them, as seen in Numbers 3:32 and 1 Timothy 2:1-2?
- What can we learn from the example of the Levites about the value of teamwork and cooperation in ministry, as seen in Numbers 3:6-10 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31?
Gill's Exposition on Numbers 3:34
And those that were numbered of them,.... Of the above two families: according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six thousand and two hundred; 6,200 men; the least number of them all.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 3:34
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Cambridge Bible on Numbers 3:34
21–39. The Levitical families and their duties. Notice that narrative in Numbers 3:21 f., 27 f., 33 f., 39 alternates with commands in Numbers 3:23-26; Numbers 3:29-32; Numbers 3:35-38. It is one of the many indications that the priestly portions of the book were the composite work of more than one writer.
Sermons on Numbers 3:34
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Role of Spiritual Warfare as Preparation for a Spiritual Awakening by Harold Vaughan | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of an evil conscience and how it manifests in bitter thoughts. He shares a powerful testimony of a man who had harbored hatred to |