Bible Commentary

And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six thousand and two hundred. And those that were numbered of them,…. Of the above two families: according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:34”

Of Merari [was] the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these [are] the families of Merari. Num 3:33-39 These shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle. The placing of the Levites throughout the host In this division we see more particularly that which was in part noted before, namely, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:33”

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 32. Eleazar was himself a Kohathite through his father Aaron and his grandfather Amram (Exo 6:18; Exo 6:20; Exo 6:23). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:32”

And their charge [shall be] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof. 31. For the ark, table, and candlestick (better lampstand)’, see Exodus 25, and for the two altars, Exo 27:1-8; Exo 30:1-10. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:31”

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites [shall be] Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites [shall be] Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. The same man, who, with his brother Mishael, carried Nadab and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:30”

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. Or to the right, which was the more honourable place, excepting the east or front, which was reserved for Moses and Aaron, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:29”

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 28. eight thousand and six hundred ] This should probably be read eight thousand and three hundred ( for ); Num 3:39, and a comparison of Num 3:43 with Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:28”

And of Kohath [was] the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these [are] the families of the Kohathites. Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:27”

And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which [is] by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof. 26. the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar ] i.e. the court which encloses the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:26”

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation [shall be] the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 25. the tabernacle; the Tent; the covering ] Since the wooden framework is to be carried by the Merarites, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:25”