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Numbers 3:28–29

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Numbers 3:28

28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:29

29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:28

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

number

A count or quantity; also to count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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old

Advanced in age; having existed a long time; former or belonging to an earlier time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eight

Twice four; expressing the number twice four.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

six

The number following five and preceding seven.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hundred

The number equal to ten times ten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

keeping

Holding; restraining; preserving; guarding; protecting; performing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

charge

To command, enjoin, entrust, accuse, or place under someone's care; as a noun, a command, duty, trust, accusation, or person or thing entrusted, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:29

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

families

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 28

  1. Numbers 3:31
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  2. Numbers 3:7
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  3. Numbers 4:35–36
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From verse 29

  1. Numbers 1:53
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  2. Numbers 2:10
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  3. Numbers 3:23
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