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Numbers 4:48

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 4:48 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
Numbers 4:48 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
45These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers` houses,
47from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
48even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
49According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Even those that were numbered of them, etc.] (See Gill on “<040434>Numbers 4:34”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 3:39; Mat 7:14, Mat 20:16, Mat 22:15 Numbers 4:49”
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