Numbers 3:35

What does Numbers 3:35 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 3:35 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the prince of a father's house for the families of Merari <FI>is<Fi> Zuriel son of Abihail; by the side of the tabernacle they encamp northward.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Their prince Suriel the son of Abihaiel: their shall camp on the north side.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.

Context

v.34And 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.

v.35This passage

v.36And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 1:53

    But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

  • Numbers 3:28

    According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

  • Numbers 2:25

    On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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