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Numbers 3:15

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Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
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  1. Numbers 26:62Rank 1 from verse 15
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    62And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

  2. 2 Timothy 3:15Rank 2 from verse 15
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    15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  3. Mark 10:14Rank 3 from verse 15
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    14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

  4. Jeremiah 2:2Rank 4 from verse 15
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    2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

  5. Jeremiah 31:3Rank 5 from verse 15
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    3The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

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Numbers 3:15

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Levi

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Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:14¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

3:15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

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3:16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

3:18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

3:19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3:20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

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