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Numbers 4:48 Cross-References
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“Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.”
Numbers 4:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 4:48
Eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore (8,580)—This precise total for Merarite men aged 30-50 concludes the Levitical census that began in Numbers 4:34. The specificity reveals God's attention to detail: Kohathites numbered 2,750 (4:36), Gershonites 2,630 (4:40), and Merarites 3,200 (4:44). Total: 8,580 Levites in their prime.The Hebrew emphasizes exactitude: shmonah alafim vachamesh me'ot ushmonim. This wasn't approximate headcount but careful registration. Compare this working-age census to the broader Levitical count from age one month upward (22,000 in 3:39). Only 39% of male Levite...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 4:48
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