The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those who were counted of them were seven thousand five hundred.
- KJV Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
- NKJV Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above—of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred.
- NASB Their numbered men, in the counting of every male from a month old and upward, their numbered men were 7,500.
- NLT There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans.
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The Gershonites numbered 7,500 males from a month old. The census records the clan's size for its appointed service.
Overview
This gives the count of Gershonite males eligible to belong to God as substitutes for the firstborn. The figure documents the human resources available for the clan's tabernacle duties. Each number reflects God's careful provision of servants for the work of His dwelling.
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- Num 4:38–40Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
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