Bible Strands
Numbers 4:37
These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses and Aaron record the Kohathite census during the wilderness journey to identify men qualified for Tent of Meeting service.
The words — פְקוּדֵי (fe.ku.Dei) denotes the enrolled or mustered men, while מוֹעֵד (mo.'Ed) specifies the designated meeting place rather than a generic sanctuary.
The thread — This clan-by-clan enumeration pattern continues for the Gershonites in Numbers 4:38 and parallels the earlier Levitical census in Numbers 3:15 and 26:57.
Why it lands — The text establishes that sacred service requires official enumeration and direct divine authorization, excluding voluntary or uncommissioned participation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.