Bible Strands
Numbers 3:34
The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records the census tally for the Levite clans immediately after listing the Merari families and before assigning their north-side camp location. The passage functions as an administrative count within the tabernacle organization instructions.
The words — פְּקֻדֵי (pekudei) translates literally as "enrolled" or "numbered," while זָכָר (zakhar) specifies "male." Together they establish a strict demographic boundary for the census count.
The thread — The same administrative counting framework appears in Numbers 1:21 for Reuben, Numbers 2:9 for Judah, and Numbers 2:11 for the second division. These passages share identical phrasing for recording male populations by age threshold.
Why it lands — The text demands precise demographic tracking for sacred service assignments. It requires readers to recognize that covenant community organization relies on exact enumeration rather than approximate estimates.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:21 those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
- Numbers 2:9 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
- Numbers 2:11 and his division numbers 46,500.