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Numbers 4:49

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 4:49 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “According 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

According 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.
Numbers 4:49 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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
“According to the commandment of the Lord, they were numbered by the hand of Moses, etc.] Aaron and the chief of the congregation of Israel assisting it: everyone according to his service; called in (<040447>Numbers 4:47) “the service of the ministry”, or “service of service”, which Jarchi interprets of that part of the service of the Levites, which lay in singing the song with cymbals and harps; which, he says, was a service to another service; though it seems to be better explained, by Chaskuni, of their taking down and setting up of the tabernacle, which was a service incumbent on all the Levites: and according to his burden: called “the service of the burden”, (<040447>Numbers 4:47);…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“According to the: Num 4:37, Num 4:41, Num 4:45, Num 1:54, Num 2:33, Num 3:51 every one: Num 4:15, Num 4:24, Num 4:31; Isa 11:2-4, Isa 42:1-7, Isa 49:1-8; Rom 12:4-8 as the Lord: Num 4:1, Num 4:21 Next: Numbers Chapter 5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"According to the commandment of Jehovah, they appointed them through the hand of Moses (i.e., under his direction), each one to his service, and his burden, and his mustered things (פּקדיו), i.e., the things assigned to him at the time of the mustering as his special charge (see Exo 38:21). Next: Numbers Chapter 5”
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