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Numbers 4:21

What does Numbers 4:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 4:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Lord said to Moses,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Context

v.20but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

v.21This passage

v.22Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;

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