Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites. According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle. The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv28, 31 Doing every one his duty in the Sanctuary.
Doing every one his duty in the Sanctuary.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv27, 28, 31 This family had many privileges above the others; of…
This family had many privileges above the others; of that were Moses below, Num 3:31; and in the land of Canaan they had twenty-three cities, which were almost as many as and Aaron, and all the priests; they had the chief place about the tabernacle, and the care of the most holy things hereboth their brethren received. See Jos 21.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv27–31 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites,....…
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites,.... So called from Amram, the first son of Kohath, and father of Aaron and Moses; so that Moses and Aaron, and their children, are included in this family:
and the family of Izeharites; of which family was Korah, Num 16:1,
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and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; which four families had their names from Kohath's four sons, Num 3:19,
these are the families of the Kohathites; which were as many as both the other sons of Levi.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv27, 28, 31 Of Kohath - This family had many privileges above…
Of Kohath - This family had many privileges above the others: of that were Moses and Aaron, and all the priests: they had the chief place about the tabernacle, and the care of the most holy things here, and in the land of Canaan they had twenty three cities, which were almost as many as both their brethren received. Yet the posterity of Moses were not at all dignified or distinguished from other Levites. So far was he from seeking any advantage or honour for his own family.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv27, 31 Num 3:27-28. Of Kohath — This family had many…
Num 3:27-28. Of Kohath — This family had many privileges above the others: of that were Moses and Aaron, and all the priests: they had the chief place about the tabernacle, and the care of the most holy things there, and in the land of Canaan they had twenty-three cities, which were almost as many as both their brethren received. Yet the posterity of Moses were not at all dignified or distinguished from other Levites. So far was he from seeking any advantage or honour for his own family. Keeping — That is, appointed for that work, as soon as they were capable of it. Of the sanctuary — That is, of the holy things contained in, or belonging to the sanctuary.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v27 Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses…
Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v28 Sanctuary, with respect to the things mentioned, ver. 31.…
Sanctuary, with respect to the things mentioned, ver. 31. (Menochius) --- The Samaritan copy observes, that they also carried the brazen laver, as we find they did, chap. iv. 14. All these things were folded up in the violet curtains of the sanctuary, while the ark was covered with the veil which hung before it, chap. iv. 5. Some pretend that the number here specified ought to be 830, to obviate a difficulty [in] ver. 39. But this amendment has no solid foundation. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v30 30. Elizaphan was of the youngest family of the…
30. Elizaphan was of the youngest family of the Kohathites. Three other families outranked his in seniority. The ill-will awakened by this promotion of Elizaphan to the headship may have caused the rebellion of Korah, one of the older families.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv28, 31 28. eight thousand and six hundred] This should probably…
28. eight thousand and six hundred] This should probably be read eight thousand and three hundred (שלש for שש); Num_3:39, and a comparison of Num_3:43 with Num_3:46, shew that the Levites numbered 22,000, whereas the figures given in Num_3:22; Num_3:28; Num_3:34 make a total of 22,300.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v29 (29) on the side of the tabernacle southward.—The south…
(29) on the side of the tabernacle southward.—The south has its name in Hebrew (Teman) from Yamin, the right hand, because when a man stands with his face towards the east the south is on his right hand.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv28, 30 Eight thousand and six hundred. The four families of…
Eight thousand and six hundred. The four families of the Kohathites, of which that of Amram was one, must have contained about 18, 000 souls. Moses and Aaron were sons of Amram, and they seem to have had but two sons apiece at this time. If, therefore, the family of the Amramites was at all equal in numbers to the other three, they must have had more than 4000 brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces. It is urged in reply that Amram lived 137 years, and may have had many other children, and that the variations in the comparative rates of increase are so great and so unaccountable that it is useless to speculate upon them. There is, however, a more serious difficulty connected with the genealogy of Moses and Aaron, as given here and elsewhere. If they were the great-grandchildren of Levi on their father"s side, and his grandchildren on their mother"s side, it is impossible to maintain the obvious meaning of Exo_12:40. Either the genealogy must be lengthened, or the time must be very much shortened for the sojourning in Egypt. The known and undoubted habit of the sacred writers to omit names in their genealogies, even in those which seem most precise, lessens the difficulty of the first alternative, whereas every consideration of numbers, including those in this passage, increases the difficulty of the second. To endeavour to avoid either alternative, and to force the apparent statements of Scripture into accord by assuming a multiplicity of unrecorded and improbable miracles at every turn (as, e.g., that Jochebed, the mother of Moses, was restored to youth and beauty at an extreme old age), is to expose the holy writings to contempt. It is much more reverent to believe, either that the genealogies are very imperfect, or that the numbers in the text have been very considerably altered. Every consideration of particular examples, still more the general impression left by the whole narrative, favours the former as against the latter alternative.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv27, 30 General Information:
General Information:
This is a list of clans that descended from Kohath. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Kohath
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8,600 males have been counted
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8,600 males
"eight thousand six hundred males" (See: Numbers)
aged one month old and older
"from a month old and older"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv27–28 3:27-32 Aaron and Moses, sons of Amram, were descendants…
3:27-32 Aaron and Moses, sons of Amram, were descendants of Kohath (see Exod 6:18, 20, 26). Because they were caretakers of the sanctuary (the Most Holy Place) and its very sacred furnishings (described in Num 3–4), the Kohathites were the most highly regarded of the three clans.
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