Lux Domini
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

What does Numbers 4:2 mean?

The middle-aged men of the tribe of Levi, all from thirty years old to fifty, were to be employed in the service of the tabernacle.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 4:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Kohath Person

Assembly, the second son of Levi, and father of Amram ( Gen. 46:11 ). He came down to Egypt with Jacob, and lived to the age of one hundred and thirty-three years ( Ex. 6:18 ).

Levi Person

Adhesion. (1. ) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words ( Gen. 29:34 ).