Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
Parallel translations
- WEB even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.
- BSB And the number of men was 8,580.
- ESV those listed were 8,580.
- NKJV those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
- NASB their numbered men were 8,580.
- NLT numbered 8,580.
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Quick answer
The total of serving Levites was 8,580 men. This summed the workforce for the tabernacle's transport and ministry.
Overview
The grand total combines the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites into one figure. Such precise accounting reflects the orderliness of God's arrangements for worship. The substantial number shows the significant human investment required to maintain the dwelling of God among His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 3:39All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
- Matt 22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
- Matt 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
- Matt 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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