Summary of the Levitical Census

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Moshe, Aharon and the community leaders took a census of the descendants of K'hat by their clans and families,

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all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting.

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Registered by their families, they numbered 2,750.

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These are the ones counted from the K'hat families of all those serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by ADONAI through Moshe.

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The census of the descendants of Gershon, by their clans and families,

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all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting,

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yielded 2,630, registered by their clans and families.

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These are the ones counted from the families of the descendants of Gershon of all those serving in the tent of meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by ADONAI.

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The census of the families of the descendants of M'rari, by their clans and families,

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all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of the corps serving in the tent of meeting,

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yielded 3,200, registered by their families.

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These are the ones counted from the families of the descendants of M'rari, whom Moshe and Aharon enumerated, in keeping with the order given by ADONAI through Moshe.

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The census of the L'vi'im, whom Moshe, Aharon and the leaders of Isra'el enumerated by their clans and families,

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all those between thirty and fifty years old who were part of those working to serve and working to carry loads in the tent of meeting,

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yielded a total of 8,580 persons.

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According to ADONAI's order they were appointed by Moshe, each one to his specific service or work. They were also enumerated, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

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