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Numbers 4:2

NETBible	“Take a census¹ of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,
NIV © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families.
NASB © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ households,
NLT © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Take a census of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the Levite tribe.
MSG © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Number the Kohathite line of Levites by clan and family.
BBE © SABDAweb Num 4:2	Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers’ houses;
NRSV © bibleoremus Num 4:2	Take a census of the Kohathites separate from the other Levites, by their clans and their ancestral houses,
NKJV © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house,
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KJV	Take <05375> (8800) the sum <07218> of the sons <01121> of Kohath <06955> from among <08432> the sons <01121> of Levi <03878>_, after their families <04940>_, by the house <01004> of their fathers <01>_,
NASB © biblegateway Num 4:2	"Take <05375> a census <07218> of the descendants <01121> of Kohath <06955> from among <08432> the sons <01121> of Levi <03878> , by their families <04940> , by their fathers' <01> households <01004> ,
LXXM	labe <2983> V-AAD-2S to <3588> T-ASN kefalaion <2774> N-ASN twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM kaay {N-PRI} ek <1537> PREP mesou <3319> A-GSM uiwn <5207> N-GPM leui <3017> N-PRI kata <2596> PREP dhmouv <1218> N-APM autwn <846> D-GPM kat <2596> PREP oikouv <3624> N-APM patriwn <3965> N-GPF autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	“Take <05375> a census <07218> of the Kohathites <06955> <01121> from among <08432> the Levites <03881> <01121> , by their families <04940> and by their clans <01> <01004> ,
HEBREW	Mtba <01> tybl <01004> Mtxpsml <04940> ywl <03881> ynb <01121> Kwtm <08432> thq <06955> ynb <01121> sar <07218> ta <0853> avn (4:2) <05375>

NETBible

“Take a census¹ of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “lift up the head.” The form נָשֹׂא (naso’) is the Qal infinitive absolute functioning here as a pure verb form. This serves to emphasize the basic verbal root idea (see GKC 346 §113.bb).

¹sn The census of chapter 3 was to register all male Levites from a month old and up. It arranged the general duties of each of the tribes. The second census of Levites now will focus on those between 30 and 50 years of age, those who were actually in service. These are the working Levites. The duties here will be more specific for each of the families. The Kohathites, although part of the ordinary ministry of Levites, were a special group chosen to handle the most holy furnishings. J. Milgrom shows three aspects of their service: (1) skilled labor (מְלָאכָה, mÿla’khah) or “work,” (2) physical labor (עֲבֹדָה, ‘avodah) or “service,” and (3) assisting the priests (שָׁרֵת, sharet) or “ministering” (see his Studies in Levitical Terminology, 1:60-70).