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Numbers 4:42

Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

  • KJV King James Version

    And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The descendants of Merari were counted

The descendants of Merari were counted

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses and Aaron counted the descendants of Merari" (See: Active or Passive)

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from thirty to fifty years old

"from 30 to 50 years old" (See: Numbers)

everyone who would join the company

Here the word "would" does not mean that the men "chose" to join the company but rather that they were "assigned" to the company. AT: "everyone who was assigned to join the company" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

join the company to serve in the tent of meeting

The word "company" refers to the rest of the people working in the tent of meeting. See how you translated this phrase in Numbers 4:3.

counted by their clans

This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom Moses and Aaron counted by their clans" (See: Active or Passive)

numbered 3,200

"numbered three thousand two hundred" (See: Numbers)

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family

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

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